Italian Recipe • Italian Style Meatloaf II

Great for any occasion, and absolutely delicious. Excellent served with noodles (or mashed potatoes) and corn. Substitute white bread for wheat bread if you're looking for a healthier meal. For the fresh bread crumbs, use 6 to 8 slices bread crumbled into tiny pieces.

Ingredients

• 1 carrot, grated
• ½ onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 pounds ground beef
• ½ cup ketchup
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups fresh bread crumbs
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon white sugar

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, saute the carrot and onion for 2 minutes, or until onion is transparent. Add garlic and saute for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. In a large bowl, combine the parsley, beef, ketchup, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, bread and eggs, mixing well. Add the carrot/onion mixture and continue mixing, but do not over mix, as this will make the meatloaf dry. Transfer mixture to a 9x13 baking dish and form into a loaf.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 to 45 minutes.
5. While loaf is baking, heat the remaining tomato sauce and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Pour over loaf when done.

Nutrition Facts

• calories680
• carbohydrateContent19.7 g
• cholesterolContent228.8 mg
• fatContent50.9 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent35.3 g
• saturatedFatContent20.3 g
• sodiumContent776.3 mg
• sugarContent10.4 g