Sausage and Pepper Loaf
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium red peppers — diced
1 large onion — diced
1 large clove garlic — crushed
1 pound sweet Italian sausage — casings removed
1 pound ground beef chuck
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
8 ounces tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shredded fontina cheese
In nonstick 12 inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add red peppers and onion and cook until tender and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 minute stirring. Set vegetables aside to cool slightly.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, mix sausage meat, ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, parmesan, tomato sauce, salt, and cooked vegetables just until well combined but not overmixed.
In 13×9 metal baking pan, shape meat mixture into 9×5 inch loaf. Bake meat loaf 1 hour. Sprinkle Fontina cheese down center of loaf in a 2 inch wide strip. Bake 10 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 466 Calories; 36g Fat (70.1% calories from fat); 24g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 149mg Cholesterol; 939mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 5 Fat.
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