Secretly Stuffed Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs 80% lean ground beef (round)
• seasoning salt, to taste
• seasoned pepper, to taste (i use regular)
• garlic salt, to taste
• 4 -6 large eggs, hard boiled and peeled
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 cup rolled oats (optional) or 1 cup breadcrumbs, see note (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl mix together ground round, seasoned salt and pepper and garlic salt to taste.
• 3 in the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch pyrex pan form 1/2 meat mixture into a free form/oval shape.
• 4 place eggs end to end across meat lengthwise.
• 5 arrange remaining 1/2 meat covering eggs.
• 6 with a fork, score meat all the way around.
• 7 pour tomato sauce over top and around meat loaf.
• 8 sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• 9 bake for 1 1/2 hours, cut into slices and serve at table. note: this recipe is all about presentation! you'll hear lots of, "wows!" when the first halved egg appears.
• 10 note: when i made this, i thought the texture was heavy and slightly rubbery. it might help to add in 1 cup of rolled oats or bread crumbs. this is up to you! i have never tried it.