Meatloaf Florentine

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup seasoned italian breadcrumbs, plus
• 2 tablespoons seasoned italian breadcrumbs
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
• 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese (1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine tomato sauce and spices.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine beef, crumbs and 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce mixture. mix well. spread meat on a piece of wax paper, forming a rectangle about 8 x 10 inches.
• 4 spread spinach over half the meat. top with mozzarella cheese, still only covering half the meat.
• 5 fold meat over so that spinach and cheese are inside. seal edges.
• 6 transfer meat to a rack in a shallow baking pan. top with remaining tomato sauce. sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 7 bake 1 hour.