1.5 Lbs Meatloaf Meat Blend (Beef/Pork/Veal Grounded and blended)
2 Eggs beaten
1 Cup Finely grated Parmesean
1 Cup Fresh Spinach
1 Cup Chopped Portobella or Baby-Bella Mushrooms
1 Teaspoon Rubbed Sage
1 Small Onion, diced
4 Oz Mozerella
Salt, Pepper, Oregano, and Garlic to taste
In a large bowl mix the meatloaf meat, beaten eggs, cup of parmesean, salt, pepper, garlic, and oregano until well blended.
Flatten Mixture out on hard surface and press into an even a medium-thick sheet.
Blanch spinach quickly in water, then drain and lay in the center of the meatloaf meat flattened on table. Lay strips of the Mozerella cheese on top of the blanched Spinach.
Wrap the meatloaf mixture around the the spinach and cheese so that it is fully contained within, in essence making a meatloaf 'capsule' with spinach and cheese inside.
Heat olive oil in a skillet to medium high heat and fry the mealoaf on all four sides for approx. four minutes per side, until nicely browned and cooked through. Move meatloaf onto a plate and put in warm oven to keep it nice and hot.
In the skilled in which the meatloaf was cooked mix the chopped mushrooms, the diced onions, and the sage. Add a bit more oil if your meatloaf has soaked it up, and optionally some red cooking wine or bourbon. (normally you don't think of using bourbon in Italian cooking, but I find it goes very well with mushrooms and onions). Sautee over medium-low heat until onions are carmelized.
Remove meatloaf from oven, pour onion/mushroom mixture from skillet over top of it in a serving platter, and dust the top with parmesean cheese.
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