Spicy Italian Sausage Meatloaf Recipes

MEATLOAF WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Chop sausage finely. In a large bowl combine beef, sausage, egg beat, bell pepper, onion, cereal, milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Mix together and press into a loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until cooked through. Drain grease from loaf pan periodically during baking. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CLASSIC SPICY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green onions, carrot, celery, and garlic until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Cover skillet with a lid and cook, stirring occasionally, until carrot is tender, about 5 more minutes. Stir 1/3 cup ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper into vegetable mixture; cook until warmed through, about 1 minute.
• Mix ground beef, sausage, vegetable mixture, bread crumbs, parsley, and eggs in a large bowl; form into a loaf and place in a rectangular baking pan with 2-inch high sides. Cover loaf with remaining 1/3 cup ketchup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

SPICY SAUSAGE MEATLOAF PATTIES WITH ITALIAN BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. When the oil is hot, saute the red pepper, half the onions, celery and carrots together, 5 minutes, season with salt and pepper then remove to a plate to cool.
• Mix ground beef and sausages with egg, bread crumbs, cheese, and cooled vegetables. Form 4 large oval shaped patties no more than 1 1/4 inches thick then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Place in the oven on a cookie sheet and bake 17 to 18 minutes, until cooked through.
• Heat a medium sauce pot over medium high heat. Add a drizzle of EVOO to the pan and the pancetta. Let the pancetta crisp up a bit and render fat, then add onions and garlic and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add a splash of red wine to deglaze the pan. Stir in the beef stock and tomatoes and season sauce heavily with coarse black pepper. Add Worcestershire and hot sauce and reduce heat to warm.
• Serve meatloaves with Italian barbecue sauce on top and green salad alongside.

SPICY ITALIAN SAUSAGE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat a 9X5 loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Process the bread in a food processor until finely crumbled, yielding about 1 cup.
• Transfer crumbs to a large bowl.
• Add the milk, and let soak 5 minutes.
• Process the mushrooms in food processor until finely chopped.
• Add mushrooms and next 9 ingredients to breadcrumb mixture, and gently mix, using your hands until just combined.
• Shape mixture into a loaf, and place in prepared pan.
• Stir together the ketchup and brown sugar in a small bowl and spread over top.
• Bake until meatloaf is cooked through and glaze is slightly dried, about 60-70 minutes.
• Let cool 10 minutes before slicing.

SPICY SAUSAGE MEATLOAF PATTIES WITH ITALIAN BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil; when oil is hot, add the bell pepper, half the onion, celery, and carrots; stir/saute 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper, then remove to a plate to cool.
• In a bowl, combine the sausage and ground beef with the egg, bread crumbs, cheese, and cooled sauteed vegetables; mix well.
• Form 4 large oval-shaped patties no more than 1 ¼ inches thick; arrange patties on a cookie sheet.
• Drizzle patties with a little olive oil; bake 17-18 minutes, until cooked through.
• Heat a saucepan over med-high heat; add a drizzle of olive oil, and then add the pancetta.
• Let the pancetta crisp up a bit and render its fat, then add the remaining chopped onion and the garlic; cook 8-10 minutes, until tender.
• Stir in the beef stock and tomatoes; season the sauce heavily with ground black pepper.
• Add in the Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce; decrease heat to low.
• Serve meatloaf patties topped with the Italian barbecue sauce and a green salad alongside, if desired.