Name: Sicilian Meat Roll
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs -; 2 large eggs -; 1/2 cup tomato juice -; 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley -; 2 garlic cloves, minced -; 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon pepper -; 2 pounds ground beef -; 8 thin slices fully cooked ham -; 1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese -; 3 thin slices part-skim mozzarella cheese -

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Sicilian Meat Roll

1. 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs -

2. 2 large eggs -

3. 1/2 cup tomato juice -

4. 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley -

5. 2 garlic cloves, minced -

6. 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano -

7. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

8. 1/4 teaspoon pepper -

9. 2 pounds ground beef -

10. 8 thin slices fully cooked ham -

11. 1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese -

12. 3 thin slices part-skim mozzarella cheese -

How to cook deliciously - Sicilian Meat Roll

1. Stage

In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, eggs, tomato juice, parsley, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over the mixture and mix well.

2. Stage

On a pieces of heavy-duty foil, pat meat mixture into a 12x10-in. rectangle. Place the ham and shredded cheese on loaf to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, beginning with the short end and peeling foil away while rolling.

3. Stage

Place on a greased baking pan with seam side down; seal ends. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reaches 160°. Top with sliced cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.