Main dishes

Easy Italian Meatloaf

photo by:kraft

You’ll never hear “Not meatloaf again!” again. Stuffing mix adds way more flavor to the mix than plain-ol' same-ol' breadcrumbs.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

1 hr 10 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

lb. lean ground beef

pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken

can (14-1/2 oz.) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained

cloves garlic, minced

eggs, beaten

cup spaghetti sauce, divided

1-1/2

cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

Make It

HEAT oven to 375°F.

MIX all ingredients except 1/4 cup each spaghetti sauce and cheese.

SHAPE into loaf in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 1 hour or until done (160ºF), topping with remaining sauce and cheese after 50 min.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve with hot mashed potatoes and your favorite steamed green vegetable to round out the meal.

How to Make Four Meatloaves

Shape meat mixture into 4 (5x3-1/2-inch) loaves. Bake at 375ºF for 40 min. or until done (160ºF), topping with remaining sauce and cheese after 40 min. Cool any leftovers, then wrap tightly and freeze up to 3 months. Thaw in refrigerator, then reheat before serving.

Keeping it Safe

Follow these safety tips when serving leftover meat loaf. If you opt for cold sandwiches, remove the meat loaf from the refrigerator just before you prepare the sandwiches, then serve them immediately. If you reheat the meat loaf, make sure that it is heated through, with an internal temperature of at least 165°F when tested in center with an instant-read thermometer.

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a cook

posted:8/27/2012

I omitted the tomatoes because the sauce I used had chunks in it, I added 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 an onion, 1 tsp of pepper, and used savory herb stuffing mix.I made 4 mini loaves and it was very good.

caladesio

posted:7/8/2012

This recipe gets my family together every time. It's delicious and so simple. It's a regular request for birthday meals in my home.

cmitchell82

posted:5/8/2012

It was good. It wasn't as greasy, but it seemed like it was missing something. Maybe a lil bit of bell pepper. And the consistency was a little too mushy for me. I like a firm meatloaf. Next time I will definately try it with bell pepper and maybe use only 3/4 of the stove top stuffing mix.

cassandra1974

posted:4/15/2012

Very moist and flavorful. I used a small jar of spaghetti sauce (half in the meatloaf, half on top), and no cheese. I substituted italian breadcrumbs for the stuffing mix because I find the stuffing mix makes it too dry.

NadyneY

posted:3/4/2012

I changed this up a bit, I used half ground bee and half ground round. I also used jar pizza sauce instead of spaghetti sauce. My family loved it!

yvette554

posted:2/18/2012

The best Meatloaf ever!!

tonya4033

posted:2/16/2012

It had good flavor, but was almost too moist. The consistency threw me off, and I had a hard time eating it.

a cook

posted:11/26/2011

Moist and delicious! I used 2 loaf pans. And used about half Parm and half mozzarella. Topped with Parm. My significant other is not a meatloaf eater but went back for another piece. Will add this to my rotation of recipes!! So glad I tried it!

yangsha

posted:10/28/2011

This recipe did not stand to it's rating from others at all. It didn't taste like meatloaf, but spaghetti with lots of meat only. Definitely will not make this ever again. It tasted horrible, my kids didn't like it. It was that bad.

ashwee02

posted:10/26/2011

I don't normally like meatloaf, but saw this recipe had great reviews. Loved it! Very moist, and tastes different than traditional meatloaf. I used half the cheese called for in the recipe, and used marble cheese as I did not have mozzarella. Served with mixed vegetables and salad.