Neapolitan Meatloaf

INGREDIENTS

• 3 Tbls of extra virgin olive oil

• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped

• 1 small red bell pepper, chopped

• 1 yellow onion, chopped

• 3 cloves of garlic, chopped

• 2 pounds of ground beef

• 1/4 cup of flat leaf parsley

• 2 eggs

• 3 slices of white bread

• 1/2 tsp of salt

• 1/2 tsp of fresh ground black pepper

• 1/2 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese

• 1 package of fresh spinach, cooked and chopped

• 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

• 6 slices of Genoa salami

• 3 hard boiled eggs, sliced

• 1 15oz can of tomato sauce

  PREPARATION

• In a large frying pan, sauté the peppers, onion and garlic in the olive oil until tender. Around 2 minutes. Cool.

• In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, parsley, eggs, bread, salt and pepper.

• Add the cooled vegetable mixture.

• Flatten the ground beef mixture on a piece of plastic wrap.

• Sprinkle the top of the meat with the parmesan cheese.

• Top with the spinach, mozzarella, salami and hard boiled eggs.

• Roll the meat together using the plastic wrap. Mold the sides so nothing falls out.

• Remove the plastic wrap and place the meatloaf in a greased casserole dish.

• Top with tomato sauce.

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees and bake the meatloaf for around 1 and a half hours

  Serves 4 to 6 people