Sausage & Pepper Loaf

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Title: Sausage & Pepper Loaf
Categories: Main dish, Beef, Jaw
Yield: 8 Servings

1 T Olive oil
2 md Red peppers, diced
1 lg Onion, diced
1 lg Clove garlic, crushed
1 lb Sweet italian sausage
(casings removed)
1 lb Ground beef chuck
2 lg Eggs
1 1/2 c Fresh bread crumbs
1/3 c Grated parmesan cheese
1 Can (8oz) tomato sauce
1/2 t Salt
1/2 c Shredded Fontina cheese

In nonstick 12 inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add red
peppers and onion and cook until tender and lightly browned., 10 to 15
minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 minute stirring.
Set vegetables aside to cool slightly. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In large bowl, mix sausage meat, ground vbeef, eggs, bread crumbs,
parmesan, tomato sauce, salt, and cooked vegetables just until well
combined but not overmixed. In 13x9 metal baking pan, shape meat
mixture into 9x5 inch loaf. Bake meat loaf 1 hour. Sprinkle Fontina
cheese down center of loaf in a 2 inch wide strip. Bake 10 minutes
longer. Let stand 10 minutes fefore slicing.

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