Fusion Recipe ⊶ Italian Portuguese Meat Loaf Fusion

Ground beef and chorizo sausage with Italian sauce and spices, make this a delicious easy meal!

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 links chorizo sausage, casings removed
• 1 cup plain bread crumbs
• ½ cup prepared pasta sauce
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 teaspoons jarred minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon prepared pasta sauce

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Mix ground beef, chorizo sausage, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup pasta sauce, egg, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper together in a bowl until well combined. Shape meat mixture into a loaf pan. Spread 1 tablespoon prepared pasta sauce over top of loaf.
3. Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts

• calories346.3
• carbohydrateContent17.1 g
• cholesterolContent94.5 mg
• fatContent21 g
• fiberContent1.6 g
• proteinContent20.8 g
• saturatedFatContent7.8 g
• sodiumContent544 mg
• sugarContent3.3 g