Rolled Italian Meat Loaf

📝 Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef ((I used 80/20))
• 1 lb Italian Sausage
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup marinara/pasta sauce (divided (I used Classico Florentine Spinach & Cheese))
• 1/4 cup Italian style bread crumbs
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 cups shredded six cheese Italian cheese blend
• 2 cups loosely packed fresh spinach leaves

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat oven to 350˚F. In a large bowl, mix ground beef, sausage, egg, ½ cup marinara sauce, bread crumbs, & pepper.
2. 2On wax paper, pat mixture into a 12x8" rectangle. Sprinkle evenly with cheese; gently press into meat. Top with spinach. Starting on one end (I rolled mine starting on the 12" side) roll up tightly, using wax paper to start roll & tucking in spinach leaves; seal ends. Place seam side down in an ungreased 9x13" glass baking dish.
3. 3Bake 1 hour. Spread remaining marinara sauce over top. Bake 15 minutes longer or until thermometer inserted in meat loaf reads 160˚F. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.