Italian Meatloaf

Italian Meatloaf Recipe

My Italian meatloaf recipe is a deliciously easy meatloaf dinner to make. It is a basic meatloaf mixture with the additional handfuls of fresh or dry basil, mozzarella or provolone cheese, and a large helping of fresh garlic. My meatloaf recipe also makes a superb meatball recipe.

I love making meatloaves for the family. Not only are they so fast being made in a Kitchen Aid Stand mixer but they are kid-friendly with all the ketchup. The stand mixer makes it easy on the hands. Mixing all the very cold ground meats with your bare hands always hurts. The mixer helps to relieve all that and helps from spreading raw meat around the kitchen.

Cost to make this recipe.

I calculated the meatloaf price around $12.00 or $2.00 per serving depending on the thickness of each slice. A loaf pan gives a good six servings for a family dinner.

As much of this recipe consists of ground meat and cheese, I can’t reduce the price of this recipe too much. The breadcrumbs, onion, basil, and garlic are grown here and save some money. Our price can reduce to $10.26 or $1.71 per serving size.

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Recipe adapted

This recipe is adapted from the 2006 All-New Cooking Light cookbook. All images and text are all my own and original to Vintage Mountain Homestead.

Italian Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef, …[$4.00]
• 1 lb. ground pork, …[$4.00]
• 1½ cup breadcrumbs, …[0.44]
• 2 large eggs, …[0.46]
• ½ cup ketchup, …[$0.80]
• ½ large onion, chopped…[$0.50]
• 1 cup fresh basil, chopped…[$0.50]
• 1 cup provolone or mozzarella cheese, shredded…[$1.00]
• 3 cloves garlic, minced…[$0.30]
• Extra ketchup for topping

Instructions

• Preheat oven 375 °F and prepare a loaf pan.
• Knead all ingredients together except for the extra ketchup in a large bowl until everything is incorporated.
• Press meat mixture in a bread loaf pan and spread extra ketchup on top. Bake for one hour uncovered.
• Let stand for at least 10 minutes before cutting into it.

Italian Meatloaf

All time favorite Italian meatloaf which upgrades the basic meatloaf with fresh basil, garlic, and mozzarella or provolone cheese.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Resting Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins

Course Entree, Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings 6 servings

Calories/Serving 632 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 lb. ground beef, …[$4.00]
• ▢ 1 lb. ground pork, …[$4.00]
• ▢ 1½ cup breadcrumbs, …[0.44]
• ▢ 2 large eggs, …[0.46]
• ▢ ½ cup ketchup, …[$0.80]
• ▢ ½ large onion, chopped…[$0.50]
• ▢ 1 cup fresh basil, chopped…[$0.50]
• ▢ 1 cup provolone or mozzarella cheese, shredded…[$1.00]
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic, minced…[$0.30]
• ▢ Extra ketchup for topping

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven 375 °F and prepare a loaf pan.
• Knead all ingredients together except for the extra ketchup in a large bowl until everything is incorporated.
• Press meat mixture in a bread loaf pan and spread extra ketchup on top. Bake for one hour uncovered.
• Let stand for at least 10 minutes before cutting into it.

Nutrition

Calories: 632kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 38gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 194mgSodium: 693mgPotassium: 630mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 609IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 266mgIron: 4mg