String cheese is the secret ingredient in this flavorful meatloaf that's ready to bake in 10 short minutes.
Polka Dot Meatloaf
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 6 sticks (1 oz each) string cheese
- 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix ground beef, 1/4 cup of the ketchup, the bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, salt and egg. Press 1/3 of mixture in bottom of ungreased 8x4-inch loaf pan.
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Step2Place 2 pieces of the string cheese lengthwise and evenly spaced over beef mixture, with one end of the cheese about 1/2 inch from one end of pan. Cut 2 pieces of string cheese in half crosswise. Place 2 half pieces on beef mixture so cheese extends full length of pan. Press cheese into beef mixture.
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Step3Top with half of remaining beef mixture; pat evenly in place. Top with remaining string cheese in 2 rows; press in. Press remaining beef mixture over cheese. Press ends and edges of beef mixture well to seal in cheese; smooth top.
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Step4Bake 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix remaining 1/4 cup ketchup, the mustard and brown sugar.
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Step5Remove meatloaf from oven. Spoon juices from meatloaf; spoon ketchup mixture evenly over top.
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Step6Return to oven; bake 30 to 45 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in center of meatloaf reads 160°F. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting into slices.
Nutrition
340
Calories
20g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
13g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 750mg
- 31%
- Potassium
- 410mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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