Italian Meatloaf - low carb and gluten-free!

Another yummy and super easy dinner recipe to share with you! I've made this one other time but this time it turned out much better.

Growing up I didn't eat a ton of meatloaf, like maybe many of you. I actually love it and appreciate how easy it is. Kinda like one big meatball! But this is a fresh new spin on your plain old meatloaf. 

I've learned to use Parmesan cheese in place of breadcrumbs in any meatloaf recipe to make it gluten-free and lower in carbs. It holds together nicely, too. 

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Italian Meatloaf (low-carb, gluten-free) 

Serves 4

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef (you could also sub half a pound of hot Italian sausage if you'd like) 

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 green bell pepper, chopped

1 egg

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1-2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 

1 tsp oregano

2 tsp parsley

1 cup marinara sauce, divided

1 cup mozzarella cheese 

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees 

Mix together the first 8 ingredients in a large bowl, plus 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce

Put the meat mixture into a loaf pan

Pour the rest of the marinara sauce over the meat in the pan

Top with mozzarella cheese and then Parmesan cheese. Add a little extra parsley for some color on top

Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, or until it reaches 165 degrees in the center 

Here's my loaf fresh out of the oven. 

Makes for great leftovers too!