Pinwheel Meatloaf

A spinach-mushroom mixture is rolled up in this meatloaf. It's great served hot as a main dish, or cold in sandwiches.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 547 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ pound lean ground pork
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• ¼ cup parsley
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained and squeezed dry
• ½ cup fine dry bread crumbs
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Make the filling: Coarsely chop the spinach, and place in a large bowl; set aside. Heat butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute mushrooms and onion until onion is translucent. Transfer mushroom mixture to bowl with spinach. Mix in 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1 egg and parsley. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Step 3

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, Cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1 egg. Season with Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Place meat mixture between two sheets of waxed paper, and roll into a rectangle approximately 18x8 inches. Remove top sheet. Spread spinach mixture evenly over meat, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Roll up meat from the short end in jelly-roll style, lifting and removing paper as you go. Place loaf into an 8x4 inch loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until browned and juices run clear. Serve hot or cold.