Ingredients:
1 tablespoon oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed in press
2 lbs ground meat-loaf mix (see note)
1 cup fresh bread crumbs (2 slices)
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 ounces sliced baked ham (about 6 thin slices)
3 ounces sliced provolone cheese (about 6 thin slices)
Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 350 F. In medium skillet, heat oil. Add onion; cook 3 to 4
minutes, until softened. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more.
2. In large bowl, combine onion mixture, ground meat, bread crumbs, eggs,
thyme, salt, and pepper. Spread mixture on a sheet of waxed paper into a
10" x 12" rectangle. Lay ham and cheese slices over meat, leaving
a 1" border. Roll up from the short side, using waxed paper to help.
Make sure ham and cheese are tucked in. Transfer loaf to a jelly-roll pan.
3. Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 160 F when
inserted in the center of the loaf. Cool 5 minutes before slicing with a
serrated knife.
Note: Supermarkets
often prepackage a mixture of ground beef, veal, and pork under the name
"meat-loaf mix."
Makes
8 servings: Nutrition per serving: 386 cal.; 27 g pro.; 28 g fat; 5 g carb.;
520 mg sod.; 157 mg chol.