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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Here's a mouth-watering, comfort food you can enjoy, even if you don't need comforting!And you get to pick your flavors! This is from a Quaker Oats advertisement. Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef |
1 cup quaker oats, uncooked (either quick or old-fashioned) |
1 (15 1/2 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (or your own) |
1/2 cup chopped onion |
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese |
1 egg |
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce |
1 teaspoon pepper |
1/3 cup sliced mushrooms or 1/3 cup sliced ripe olives or 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or 1/3 cup shredded zucchini |
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese |
sliced ripe olives (for garnish) |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 8-inch baking pan.
3. Combine ground beef, oats, 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, onion, Parmesan cheese, egg, Worcestershire and pepper; mix well.
4. Separate mixture into 2 equal parts.
5. Shape each into a patty about 7 inches in diameter.
6. Place stuffing choices on one patty to within 1/2 inch of edge.
7. Top with remaining patty.
8. Pinch sides together to enclose stuffing; smooth edges into rounded loaf.
9. Place into pan.
10. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until meat is done.
11. Top loaf with 1 cup spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese.
12. Garnish with olives and serve with remaining sauce.
13. Microwave Oven Directions:.
14. Prepare meat loaf as directed above.
15. Place loaf into greased glass pie plate.
16. Cover with wax paper; microwave at HIGH 8 minutes, turning plate 1/2 turn after 4 minutes.
17. Spoon 1 cup spaghetti sauce over loaf.
18. Microwave at HIGH 2 to 4 minutes, uncovered.
19. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
20. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until cheese is melted.
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