Cheese-Stuffed Italian Meatloaf

It had been awhile since I had made some delicious Italian Meatloaf, and cheese makes almost anything better, so here is the delicious recipe. 

Ingredients:
3 Eggs
1 1/2 Cups Breadcrumbs (Tightly Packed)
Seasoning (Alpine Touch, Garlic Salt, Mediterranean Oregano, Mediterranean Basil, a couple of dashes of red pepper flakes, a pinch of roasted garlic)
1 lb Ground Beef
1/2 lb Ground Italian Sausage
1 Cup Three Cheese Cheddar (grated)
1/2 Cup Mexican Shredded Mix (grated)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine the eggs, bread crumbs and seasoning.  Mix thoroughly.  Crumple the meat over the mixture and mix all together.   Press half of the meat mixture into a loaf pan.  Sprinkle 3/4 of the cheese over the top of the meat.  Pat the remaining meat mixture on top of the cheese.
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.  Meat thermometer should read about 160 degrees.  Turn off the oven.  Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and let sit in the warm oven for about 5 minutes to melt the cheese.  Remove the meatloaf from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes.  Serve & Enjoy!

Combine the breadcrumbs, eggs and spices

Mix in the sausage & hamburger

Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the pan

Top with 3/4 of the cheese

Finish off with the remaining meat mixture

Cook for 50-55 minutes

Turn off oven and top with remaining cheese

Remove after 5 minutes and enjoy!

Wine-Infused Leg of Lamb

This is an extremely easy AND extremely delicious recipe!  I am a big lover of lamb, but you could also do this with a nice beef roast. 

Ingredients:
1.5 lb Leg of Lamb (Larger if you are wanting to serve more people)
Seasoning (Garlic, Rosemary, Sea Salt)
Red Wine (I used Sangiovese)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Season the lamb and add it into an oven safe baking dish.  Pour enough wine in to come to the top of the lamb but not cover.  Put in the over for 30-40 minutes for medium rare.  Serve & Enjoy!
*If you want an alcohol free dish, substitute chicken stock. 

Season the lamb and place it in the baking dish

Add the wine and bake

Remove from oven, serve & enjoy

Pear Mesquite Ribs

This is one of those using things you have around the house kind of recipes, and it turned out delicious!  It's one of the reasons that I always love ribs, is because you can do so many things with the flavor of them.  Enjoy this version!

Ingredients:
1 Package Pork Butt Ribs (4 large ribs)
Seasoning (Brown Sugar Bourbon, Tarragon, Barbecue)
1-1 1/2 Cup Apple Juice
3/4 Bottle of Mesquite Flavored BBQ Sauce
1 Large Pear (Cored & Sliced)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.  Generously season the ribs and put them into a deep pan.  Pour in enough apple juice to just reach the top of the ribs.  Drizzle the BBQ sauce over the top.  Add the pears and then top with additional Brown Sugar Bourbon seasoning over the pears.  Cook for an hour, turn off the oven and let sit for another 15 minutes.  Remove and serve.  Enjoy!

Generously season the ribs

Add the Apple Juice to the top of the ribs

Drizzle The BBQ sauce on top of the ribs

Add the pears on top and season once more

Remove from the oven

Serve & Enjoy!

Lemon Oregano Chicken Tenderloins

A quick and easy delicious recipe :)  You can change the flavor in so many ways! 

Ingredients:
6 Chicken Tenderloins
1/8 Cup Lemon Juice
1/8 Cup Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Orange Emulsion
Seasoning (Alpine Touch, Oregano, Tarragon)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325.  Combine the Lemon Juice, Oil, and Orange Emulsion in a bowl and mix.  Cover a shallow baking pan with tinfoil.  Take each tenderloin and coat in the lemon mixture and place upside-down on the tin foil.  When complete season the bottom and  turn over.  Season the top of the chicken and slowly pour the remaining lemon mixture over the chicken.  Bake for 18-20 minutes.  Remove from the oven and let stand for a couple minutes, serve and enjoy!  

Combine the oil, lemon juice and orange in a bowl

Coat the chicken with the lemon mixture and place on the tinfoil

Season both sides of the chicken and top with the remaining lemon mixture

Serve & Enjoy!

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Cheesy Italian Meatloaf

This was the first time that I had ever tried this recipe out and it turned out incredibly delicious.  I would ask that those that are not fans of meatloaf revisit it and give it another chance with this recipe.  For those of you who are fans already, this is a great take on an old recipe.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
3 Eggs
1 Cup Breadcrumbs (Tightly Packed)
Seasoning (Alpine Touch, Garlic Salt, Mediterranean Oregano, Mediterranean Basil, a couple of dashes of red pepper flakes)
1 lb Ground Beef
1/2 lb Ground Italian Sausage
1 Cup Colby Jack Cheese (grated)
1/2 Cup Smoked Butterkase (grated) (or another smoked cheese)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine the eggs, bread crumbs and seasoning.  Mix thoroughly.  Crumple the meat over the mixture and mix all together.   Press half of the meat mixture into a loaf pan.  Sprinkle 3/4 of the cheese over the top of the meat.  Pat the remaining meat mixture on top of the cheese.
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.  Meat thermometer should read about 160 degrees.  Turn off the oven.  Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and let sit in the warm oven for about 5 minutes to melt the cheese.  Remove the meat loaf from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes.  Serve & Enjoy!

Combine the eggs, bread crumbs and seasoning

Crumple the meat over the top

Mix thoroughly

Press half of the meat mixture into the loaf pan.

Add 3/4 of the grated cheese on top of the meat

Press the remaining meat on top of the cheese

Cook at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes

Add the remaining cheese on top

Return to the over for about 5 minutes to melt the cheese on top

Serve & Enjoy!