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Mini Pork Meat Loaves

 
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Times:

10 minutes prep, 15 minutes cook
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Ingredients:

1 pound ground pork
1 14-oz jar pasta sauce
1 1/2 cups Italian cheese blend, shredded
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1 egg
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, salt-free blend
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fresh basil, (optional)
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Cooking Directions:

In large mixing bowl combine ground pork, 3/4 cup of pasta sauce, 1 cup of cheese, bread crumbs, egg, seasoning and salt.

Shape mixture into 4 oval-shaped loaves (about 6 inches in length) and place on a foil lined baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.  Top each loaf with some of the remaining pasta sauce, remainder of the cheese and fresh tomato slices.

Bake in 425 degrees F oven for 15 minutes or until cooked through to a final internal temperature of 160 degrees F.  Garnish with basil leaves if desired and serve with any remaining sauce.

Serves 4

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Serving Suggestions:

These individual meat loaves make a great weeknight meal.  Serve with baked potatoes and green beans

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Random Cooking Tip:
For marinated pork chops, put pork in a self-sealing bag with marinade in the refrigerator first thing in the morning. By suppertime, pork chops can be removed from marinade -dispose of used marinade- and ready to grill.

 
 
 
 
 
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by MA Swain 06/25/2010
recipe calls for too much bread crumbs, I used 1 cup second go around and it was better
Buying/Handling/Storing Tip:

Originally sealed, prepacked ground pork will keep in the refrigerator for 1-2 days. If you do plan on keeping the raw, fresh pork longer before cooking it, store it well wrapped in the freezer. Cooked leftovers can be kept in the fridge for 4-5 days.


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To make a ground pork patty gently mix ground pork with desired seasonings, and then separate into individual amounts for each burger. Using both hands, shape the ground pork into circular patties about threequarters of an inch in thickness. Then, fry or grill your handmade creations for all to enjoy!


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About the Cut

Ground Pork is pork that has been ground or finely chopped. It is unseasoned and usually is available fresh with an average lean-fat ratio of 70 percent lean, 30 percent fat. 


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Cooking Method: Baking

Baking is the mothod of cooking pork with dry heat, typically in an oven.


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