Italian Rolled Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 -2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups crushed ritz cracker crumbs (or use a similar butter cracker)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup prepared pizza sauce
• 1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1/2 lb ham slices
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• 8 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• mozzarella cheese, for the top
• 1 cup pizza sauce

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 3 mix the first 12 ingredients together.
• 4 on a large sheet of doubled waxed paper, pat the mixture into a 13x10-inch rectangle.
• 5 arrange the ham slices on top of the beef mixture, leaving about 1-inch space around the edges.
• 6 sprinkle the mushrooms over the ham.
• 7 sprinkle the mozza cheese over the mushrooms, then sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the mozza cheese.
• 8 starting at the smaller side, roll the meat up jelly roll style (using the wax paper to lift up the beef mixture).
• 9 lightly press together edges the best that you can (they don't have to be closed completely).
• 10 place seam-side down in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 11 brush with remaining 1/2 cup (or more of pizza sauce).
• 12 bake for 1-1/2 hours (the last 10 minutes of baking, sprinkle with about 1-1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese).