baked ziti made without ricotta. Out of what I had on hand, I cooked this one night, and my family thought it was amazing!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 2 hrs 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 45 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with juice
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef chuck
- ½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
Instructions
- To make tomato sauce, heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir the onion, green pepper, and celery in the hot oil until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Pour the undrained whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, sugar, oregano, 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and water into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the tomato mixture into the saucepan and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup parsley. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix together the ground beef, bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, Creole seasoning, cayenne pepper, and salt until the mixture is thoroughly combined; spread into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Scatter the mozzarella cheese over the meat; spread 1/4 cup of the sauce over the cheese. Sprinkle the sauce with 1/4 cup chopped parsley and 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning. Pick up one end of the meat layer (short side), and gently roll the meat around the filling. Reposition the meat roll in the center of the dish, and pour the remaining tomato sauce over the roll.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the roll is no longer pink in the center, 45 minutes to 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 291 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 65 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 716 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Hubby suggested we have meatloaf tonight, so I search Allrecipes and found this. We loved it! I only had 1/4 cup of basil, and even without the whole amount it was delicious, fluffy, sweet and yummy. Keeping this recipe to make it again!
Hubby loved it.
I MADE THE SAUCE WITH SOME CHOPPED OLIVES ADDED, POURED IT OVER THE GROUND BEEF WHICH WAS COOKED ON TOP OF THE STOVE IN A FRYING PAN!!! AWESOME!!!!!
Awesome recipe!
I thought the sauce was worth the time. I did not have any cheese but it tasted really good without it anyways.
this was a little time consuming but so worth it! I used fire roasted tomatoes and it was fabulous!
This is good. I made the home made sauce which is an extra step but does have loads of flavor and makes the meatloaf tender. I did not add cheese because I did not have any and this was still really good. This is a time consuming meatloaf but can be broken into stages to make it easier. Next time I make it, I will make the sauce a day or two before and store in the fridge until I am ready to make the loaf. Thanks for the recipe!
Did take a long time but to me it was so worth it! Cant wait for lunch left overs tomorrow!
Good flavor, but a bit sloppy in presentation.
Tastes great and a very firm loaf so its filling but the amount of work involved was time consuming. This also meant for a lot more dishes to wash 🙁 Hubby really liked it for sandwiches though since it holds its shape better than most meatloaves. I couldn’t find creole seasoning in the grocery store so I used the adobe seasoning I made up, also found on this site. Don’t be put off with the amount of sauce it makes because once in the oven it will thicken.
The only reason I am not giving this a 5 star rating is because of the time/effort to put the meal together. It tasted great, but it was just way to time consuming for me. I might try it again, but next time I will omit the homemade sauce and use a basil marinara from a jar instead 😉
Was going to make meatloaf tonight, so I decieded to give it a shot. Did not make the sauce, as I was short on time. Used favorite canned sauce. Was worried I wouldn’t be able to find Creole seasoning in my Yankee grocery store but low and behold- there it was. This gives it a very interesting flavor. Fun to make, and pretty easy. My husband and I both liked it. TIP- be sure to mix dry ingredients before you try to mix them into the meat.