Da Beef Lover's Half-time Stuffed Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup instant rice
• 2 lbs ground sirloin
• 1 lb ground beef round
• 1 egg
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• garlic powder
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can spinach, drained
• 1/4 lb thinly sliced deli ham
• 1/4 lb thinly sliced salami
• 1/4 lb thinly sliced swiss cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 lightly grease a shallow roasting pan.
• 3 prepare instant rice according to package directions.
• 4 in a large bowl, mix together ground sirloin, ground round, egg, chopped onion, green pepper, mushrooms and cooked rice.
• 5 season with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• 6 on clean counter top, arrange sheets of wax paper approximately 1 1/2 feet long by 1 foot wide.
• 7 place meat mixture on wax paper, and flatten into a large square, about 1/2 inch thick (the thinner the better).
• 8 sprinkle with more garlic powder, then layer with parmesan, spinach, ham, salami and swiss cheese.
• 9 using the wax paper, roll the meat as tightly as possible while removing the wax paper as you go.
• 10 tuck the two open ends into the meatloaf itself, and with hands lightly coated in vegetable oil, shape into a loaf.
• 11 while lifting with the wax paper, transfer to shallow roasting pan, then slide wax paper out from underneath.
• 12 bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink and juices run clear.
• 13 allow to cool 15 minutes before serving.