Florentine Style Meatloaf Recipes

FLORENTINE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat oil and saute onion, garlic, and fennel seed 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Combine with the remaining ingredients.
• Shape mixture into a log and place in a shallow casserole dish or loaf pan. Top with marinara.
• Bake 75 minutes or until the thermometer registers 170 degrees.
• Cool 10 minutes, then serve.

MEATLOAF FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix first 5 ingredients just until blended; press into 12x10-inch rectangle on sheet of waxed paper.
• Combine remaining ingredients; spread over turkey mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges. Roll up, starting at one long side. Place, seam side down, in foil-lined shallow pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 1 hour or until done (165°F). Let stand 10 min. before slicing to serve.

MEATLOAF FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine tomato sauce, oregano, basil and garlic powder in a small bowl.
• In a larger bowl, mix beef, bread crumbs, egg white, salt pepper, and 1/2 the tomato sauce mixture until well combined.
• Press meat mixture onto a sheet of wax paper, making a rectangle approx.
• 8 x 10 inches.
• Spoon spinach over half.
• Place mozzarella cheese over spinach, being careful not to place too close to the edges, or your filling will leak out.
• Fold meat over so that spinach and cheese are inside.
• Pinch edges to seal.
• Place meat in shallow baking pan, on a rack or strips of aluminum foil, or some means of keeping the loaf off the pan to allow the juices to drain.
• Top with remaining tomato sauce and the parmesan cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.
• Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.
• (try the leftovers on a sandwich or kaiser roll).

MEATLOAF FLORENTINE WITH TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Whisk 1/2 cup pasta sauce, Neufchatel, and milk until smooth; reserve 1/4 cup Neufchatel mixture. Mix remaining Neufchatel mixture with all remaining ingredients except remaining pasta sauce until well blended.
• Shape meat mixture into 8x4-inch loaf in shallow foil-lined pan.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until done (160ºF). Let stand 10 min. before removing from pan to serve. Meanwhile, cook reserved Neufchatel mixture and pasta sauce in saucepan on medium heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Slice meatloaf. Serve topped with sauce.