Italian-style Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 brown onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 kg beef mince
• 1 (200 g) jar sun-dried tomato pesto
• 2 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 lemon, rind grated
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 40 g butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius.
• 2 grease a loaf pan and line with baking paper, allowing 2cm overhang on each side longwise.
• 3 heat oil in a pan over medium heat and cook onion and garlic until soft. allow to cool.
• 4 combine mince, pesto, 1 cup breadcrumbs, lemon rind, egg, half the onion mixture and peas in a large bowl. mix well then spoon into loaf pan.
• 5 combine remaining breadcrumbs and onion mixture, parmesan and butter in a bowl. spoon over meatloaf.
• 6 bake for 30 minutes, then remove from oven and cover top loosely with foil. cook for a further 20-25 minutes until cooked through.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes, then lift out and place on a serving plate.