Little Sicilian Meatloaves

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 egg
• 1 (14 ounce) jar garlic and onion pasta sauce (1 3/4 cups)
• 1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 12 ounces ground beef
• 2 ounces mozzarella cheese
• 4 slices prosciutto (thin slices) or 4 slices ham, about 2 oz (thin slices)
• 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated fresh fettuccine or 1 (9 ounce) package spinach fettuccine
• finely shredded parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 combine egg, 1/4 cup of the pasta sauce, the fine dry bread crumbs, salt and pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
• 3 add ground beef, mix well.
• 4 cut mozzarella cheese into four logs measuring approximately 2 1/4x1/4x1/2 inches.
• 5 wrap a slice of prosciutto or ham around each cheese log.
• 6 shape one fourth of the ground beef mixture around each cheese log to form a loaf.
• 7 flatten the four meat loves to 1 1/2 inches thick and place in a shallow paking pan.
• 8 bake loaves, uncovered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or till meat is done.
• 9 meanwhile, prepare pasta according to package directions, and heat remaining pasta sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat till bubbly.
• 10 arrange meat loaves over hot cooked pasta on a serving plate.
• 11 spoon sauce over top and if desired sprinkle with cheese.