Recipe: Italian Meat Loaf (stuffed with hard boiled eggs and cheese)

ITALIAN MEAT LOAF

2 lb ground meat (or any mixture of beef, pork, and veal)
2 cups tomato sauce, divided use
1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
1 or 2 slices Swiss cheese
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
green pepper rings (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine meat, 1 cup of the sauce, breadcrumbs, and onion in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Place half of mixture in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, and shape into a 9x5-inch loaf.

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over meat; top with egg slices, then Swiss cheese.Shape remaining meat mixture over filling. Pinch edges of meat together to seal. Brush loaf with olive oil.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.

Combine the remaining 1 cup tomato sauce and wine; mix well. Spoon half over meat loaf.

Bake 15 minutes longer.

Add cheddar cheese to remaining sauce mixture, stirring well; spoon over meat loaf, and bake 10 minutes longer.

Garnish loaf with green pepper rings, if desired.

Servings: 6
Adapted from source: Southern Living Magazine, September, 1979