| 1 lb lean ground chuck | | 12 lb hot or sweet Italian sausage meat | | 1 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs | | 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley | | 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese | | 3 tbl chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried | | 1 tbl chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried | | 1 tsp salt | | 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper | | 3 x eggs | | 4 cup homemade or bottled marinara sauce |
| | Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, use your hands to gently but thoroughly combine the beef , sausage , bread crumbs, parsley , cheese , basil , oregano , salt , pepper and eggs . | | Place meat in center of a 13x9-inch baking dish. Use your hands to shape into a smooth rounded dome 3 to 4 inches high. Bake 35 minutes. Spoon or drain off any fat in the dish. Pour the marinara sauce over the loaf and bake 20 minutes more until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf registers 155 degrees. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes. | | Serve cut in slices with about 2/3 cups sauce per serving, with tubular pasta or mashed potatoes . |
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