Greek Stuffed Meatloaf

Total Time: 2 hrs 29 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 54 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 lbs lamb, ground
• 1 1/2 lbs hamburger
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 cups quick oats
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bunch fresh spinach, chopped or 2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen spinach, chopped, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 cup black greek olive, pitted, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• tabasco sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 mix lamb and hamburger together.
• 3 combine with eggs, milk, and oats. set aside.
• 4 saute onion in oil over moderate-low or low heat for 20 to 30 minutes until translucent and golden. estimate the cooking time for the onions and approximately 3 to 4 minutes before the end of the cooking, add the garlic.
• 5 combine meat mixture with onions, garlic, parsley, salt, cumin, and pepper.
• 6 in a 9" x 13" baking dish, shape 2/3 of meat mixture into a hollow shell.
• 7 combine spinach, egg, and feta cheese from filling ingredient list. pack this filling into the hollow cavity of the meat loaf.
• 8 sprinkle with chopped olives.
• 9 cover filling with remaining meat mixture.
• 10 combine ketchup, cinnamon, parmesan cheese and tabasco sauce if using for the topping; spread over meatloaf.
• 11 bake for 70 to 80 minutes.