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                       Make-Ahead Pizza Meat Loaves

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Serving Size  : 6     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Ground Beef                     Main Dish
                OAMC

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                jar  pasta sauce -- (26 ounce) divided
  1 1/2           cups  herb stuffing mix
  2                     eggs -- beaten
  1             medium  onion -- chopped
     1/4           cup  green pepper -- chopped
  1           teaspoon  dried oregano
     1/4      teaspoon  garlic powder
  1 1/2            lbs  lean ground beef
  4             ounces  lowfat mozzarella cheese -- cut into 6 pieces

Combine 3/4 cup pasta sauce, stuffing, eggs, onion, green pepper, oregano and garlic powder; add beef and mix well.

Shape firmly into six loaves, placing one piece of cheese in center of each loaf. (You can wrap the loaves in plastic wrap and aluminum foil for freezing at this point, if desired. Freeze remaining sauce for serving day.Let loaves thaw overnight before baking on serving day.) Place loaves in baking pan.

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until no pink remains and meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.

Cool slightly. Wrap and refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze. Cover and refrigerate or freeze remaining pasta sauce.

To reheat: Thaw overnight. Place meat loaves and remaining pasta sauce in a skillet.

Cover and heat through. You can also make bake these and serve the heated sauce with the meat loaves immediately after, if you want.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 434 Calories; 29g Fat (61.2% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 166mg Cholesterol; 379mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat.


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