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Italian Meatloaf is a delicious two pound ground beef meatloaf recipe loaded with Italian seasoned bread crumbs, marinara sauce and a blend of Italian cheeses.

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Italian Meatloaf is an easy ground beef dinner recipe the whole family will love.

This cheesy meatloaf can be served with cooked spaghetti to make a delicious Italian dinner.

This meatloaf recipe takes about about an hour and fifteen minutes from start to finish and serves six people.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this Italian meatloaf, I started by dumping two pounds of lean ground beef into a large mixing bowl.

Then I added two eggs and some Italian bread crumbs to the bowl.

I used my hands to mix all of the ingredients together well.

Then I added some marinara sauce, shredded Italian cheese blend, basil pesto, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the bowl.

I used my hands again to mix until all of the ingredients were fully combined.

Then I lined a loaf pan with aluminum foil and sprayed it with cooking spray.

I pressed the meat mixture into the loaf pan.

Then I poured some marinara sauce on top of the meat mixture and spread it out evenly.

I placed the pan in the oven and baked the meatloaf for forty minutes.

After forty minutes I removed the meatloaf from the oven.

I sprinkled some shredded Italian cheese blend on top of the meatloaf.

Then I returned the pan to the oven and continued baking the meatloaf until the cheese on top was completely melted and the meatloaf had reached an internal temperature of 160F.

I removed the pan from the oven and left the meatloaf to rest in the pan for five minutes.

After five minutes I used the foil to lift the meatloaf out of the pan.

Then the meatloaf was ready to slice and serve.

I chose to serve my meatloaf with some cooked spaghetti.

This cheesy ground beef meatloaf is packed with flavour.

If you are looking for a delicious beef meatloaf recipe, then you need to try this Italian Meatloaf!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Italian Meatloaf:

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 eggs, large
• 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 ⅓ cup marinara sauce
• 2 ½ cups shredded Italian cheese blend
• 2 tablespoon basil pesto
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoon garlic powder

How to Make Italian Meatloaf:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Dump the ground beef into a large mixing bowl.
3. Add the eggs and bread crumbs to the bowl with the ground beef.
4. Use your hands to mix the ingredients together well.
5. Add ⅓ cup of the marinara sauce and 1 cup of the shredded cheese to the bowl.
6. Also added the basil pesto, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the bowl.
7. Use your hands to mix until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
8. Line a loaf pan with aluminum foil and spray it with cooking spray.
9. Press the ground beef mixture into the loaf pan.
10. Pour the remaining cup of marinara sauce on top of the ground beef mixture and spread it out evenly.
11. Place the loaf pan in the oven and bake the meatloaf for 40 minutes.
12. After 40 minutes remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the remaining 1 ½ cups of shredded cheese on top of the meatloaf.
13. Return the pan to the oven and continue baking until the cheese on top is completely melted and the meatloaf reaches an internal temperature of 160F. 15-20 minutes.
14. Remove the pan from the oven and let the meatloaf rest in the pan for 5 minutes.
15. After 5 minutes use the aluminum foil to lift the meatloaf from the pan.
16. Slice, serve and enjoy!

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