Pesto Filled Spiral Meatloaf Food

PESTO MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Place pesto ingredients in the order listed in a food processor; cover and process on low speed until a paste forms. , In a large bowl, combine the first six meat loaf ingredients; add pesto. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Press into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, draining off fat if necessary. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes before slicing.

MOZZARELLA STUFFED ITALIAN MEATLOAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add all of the meatloaf ingredients to a large bowl except for the mozzarella cheese and the pesto. Mix by hand until all ingredients are well combined.
• Divide the mixture into two and place half of it onto a foil-lined baking sheet or in a large baking dish. Pat the meat mixture until it is in a 9 x 5-inch square rectangle shape. Make the outside edges slightly raised and the middle slightly depressed to make room for the cheese and pesto.
• Place the mozzarella cheese slices down the center of the meat, making sure none of it reaches the outside ½-inch. Pour the pesto sauce over the cheese slices.
• Add the remaining half of the meat mixture to the top of the cheese and pesto and form it into a log shape. Pay close attention to the edges to ensure they are completely sealed so no cheese can escape.
• Mix together the glaze ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and spread half of it over the top of the meatloaf.
• Cover the pan with a piece of foil and bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes.
• Remove the foil and spread the remaining glaze over the meatloaf. Return it to the oven for an additional 15-20 minutes. You'll know it's done cooking when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.
• Let the meatloaf rest for 20 minutes before slicing in and serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley. Enjoy!

ITALIAN SPIRAL MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, 3/4 cup pizza sauce, bread crumbs, onion, green pepper, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well., On a piece of parchment, pat beef mixture into a 12x10-in. rectangle. Layer the ham, 1-1/2 cups cheese and mushrooms over beef mixture to within 1 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side and peeling parchment away as you roll. Seal seam and ends. Place seam side down in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; brush with remaining pizza sauce., Bake, uncovered, 1 hour. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, 15-20 minutes longer. Using 2 large spatulas, carefully transfer meat loaf to a serving platter. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled baked meat loaf in foil. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Unwrap meat loaf; reheat on a greased shallow baking pan in a preheated 350° oven until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

SPIRAL-CUT FILLET OF BEEF WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Ask the butcher to spiral cut or jelly-roll cut the fillet for you to create a flat, rectangular sheet of beef.
• Pound the meat with the heel of your hand to a thickness of about 1/2-inch. Season with salt and pepper. Spread the pesto evenly over the meat, leaving a 1-inch border along one of the long sides. Starting from the opposite long side, roll the meat into a log like a jelly roll.
• Using kitchen string and starting 1/2-inch from one end, tie the meat in 8 places at equal intervals of approximately 1-inch. Slice between the ties to create 8 pinwheels.
• Prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill, preheat a gas grill, or preheat a stove-top cast-iron grill pan over high heat. Drizzle the meat with olive oil, then grill on both sides, turning once, until done, to your taste. Let rest for a few minutes, then remove the strings and serve.
• Prepare a bowl of ice water. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Put the basil in a sieve and plunge it into the boiling water, pushing the leaves down into the water and stirring them so they blanch evenly. Blanch for 15 seconds, then plunge the basil into the ice water to cool quickly. Drain immediately, squeeze the basil dry, and chop it roughly.
• In a blender, puree the basil with the oil, pine nuts, garlic, salt, and ascorbic acid. When well blended, add the cheese and whir briefly just to mix. Transfer to a bowl and adjust the seasoning.
• Yield: about 3/4 cup, enough for 1 pound pasta.

PESTO MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Put the pork in a mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until it is wilted. Add to the pork.
• Add the bread crumbs, pine nuts, basil, parsley, Parmesan cheese and egg. Blend well.
• Put the mixture into a standard six-cup loaf pan. Pack it down and smooth over the top. Place in the oven and bake about one hour or until the internal temperature registers 165 degrees. Remove from the oven and let the meat loaf stand about 15 minutes before slicing and serving with the tomato sauce.

PESTO FILLED SPIRAL MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cover the inside of a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with aluminum foil.
• In a mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the ground chuck, sausage, bread crumbs, beaten eggs, salt, nutmeg, and pepper.
• In a separate bowl, combine the pesto, 1 cup of the Cheddar cheese, the crumbled bacon,a nd the hard-cooked eggs.
• Place the meat mixture between 2 sheets of waxed paper and roll into a rectangular shape about 1/3 inch thick.
• Remove the top sheet of waxed paper and spread the pesto mixture all over the top of the flattened meat.
• Roll up the meat like a jelly roll, peeling back the remaining waxed paper as you go.
• Shape the ends of the roll, as needed, with your hands to form a neat cylindrical shape, entirely enclosing the pesto.
• Place the meat loaf, seam side down, in the prepared baking pan.
• Sprinkle the meat loaf with the remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake until cooked through and browned, 1 hour.
• Pesto: Place the garlic and half of the olive oil in a food processor.
• Process until the garlic is pureed.
• Add the remaining oil, the basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan.
• Process to a smooth paste.
• The pesto should be fairly dry for the meat loaf.
• If the puree is too wet, blot it with paper towels to remove excess oil.

SPIRAL MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix the meats, soup mix, water, oatmeal, egg, steak sauce and herbs together in a large bowl.
• Pat meat mixutre into a rectangle.
• The meat should be about 1/2 inch thick.
• Lay the baby spinach leaves over the meat, overlapping them to form a solid layer.
• Sprinkle all but 1/2 cup of cheese over the spinach.
• Carefully roll the meat up.
• This can be a little tricky, but once the first roll is made, it gets easier.
• Once rolled, pinch the ends to seal and place on a cooking sheet.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese and reserved parsley on top.
• Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes.
• Let rest for five minutes before slicing.

SPIRAL SPINACH MEATLOAF WITH PROSCIUTTO AND SWISS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine first 9 ingredients til well mixed.
• Dump out onto large sheet of foil.
• Press into a 13x19 rectangle.
• Top, within a 1/4-1/2 inch from edges, 6 slices of the swiss cheese. (Overlapping the cheese if needed.).
• Top the swiss cheese layer with the slices of prosciutto. (Overlapping if needed.).
• Starting from short end, roll up the meat. (Lifting the foil at first helps to get it started.).
• Roll all the way up and seal, pinching and smoothing the seam closed nicely.
• Seal each end closed nicely, too, so that you have a nice log.
• Place carefully into a shallow, sprayed, baking dish/pan. (Mine fit really well in my 7x11 baking dish.).
• Reform a bit if needed. (*Just make sure it didn't stretch out, and press with palms at each end pushing back in towards the middle.).
• Sprinkle top/outside with additional pepper. As much or little as you like.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• Baste the whole outside with the 1 Tbl. ketchup.
• Bake 5 minutes longer.
• While it's still baking, cut the remaining 3 slices of swiss cheese in half corner to corner.
• When those 5 minutes are up, top the meatloaf with the cheese triangles, overlapping, all across the top nicely.
• Bake 10 minutes longer.
• (Your total baking time is 1 hour.).
• Remove from oven and let rest at least 5-10 minutes before slicing.
• Enjoy! (Made GREAT sandwiches the next day, too!).
• **Had a TON of trouble getting an ingredient to finally go through! It is to be 1 (1.8 oz.) packet Knorr Cream of Spinach Recipe Mix that I used. NOT "soup mix". Zaar glitch I guess. But you'll see on the packet. ;).