Beef / Pork

$5 Dinners (freezer meal): Italian Meatloaf is for Dinner.

$5 Dinners (freezer meal): Italian Meatloaf takes 20 minutes to prepare.

$5 Dinners (freezer meal): Italian Meatloaf takes 60 minutes to cook.

$5 Dinners (freezer meal): Italian Meatloaf makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for $5 Dinners (freezer meal): Italian Meatloaf are:

1 ? lbs. ground beef
2 eggs
1 cup spaghetti sauce, divided
1 cup plain bread crumbs
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Serve with mashed potatoes (milk, butter, seasonings etc.)
Frozen vegetables, as side dish

Here is how you make $5 Dinners (freezer meal): Italian Meatloaf:

DirectionsPreheat oven to 375 F.In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, eggs, ? cup of spaghetti sauce, bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper.Add remaining spaghetti sauce over top of the meatloaf.Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until cooked through. (Cooking time may vary depending on thickness of the meatloaf.)Prepare the mashed potatoes and veggies.Let meatloaf cool slightly before slicing and serving.Serve Italian Meatloaf with mashed potatoes with veggies.To Freeze: Prepare the meat mixture as instructed above. Line a 9?5 inch loaf pan with foil and add the raw meat mixture into the pan. Add about ? cup of spaghetti sauce over top of the meatloaf. Wrap the foil around the loaf pan and slip into a labeled plastic freezer baggie and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer.Thaw Instructions: Thaw completely in the baggie in the refrigerator overnight. Place the foil packet back into the same loaf pan. You can bake the meatloaf in the foil, but fold the foil back so that it bakes ?uncovered.?Serving Size: 6-8 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GEORGIAFRECKLES.

The nutritional information for $5 Dinners (freezer meal): Italian Meatloaf is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 472.7

• Total Fat: 33.6 g
• Cholesterol: 158.4 mg
• Sodium: 585.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 24.2 g