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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. | 2. PREPARE MEAT MIX: | 3. In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup medium cracker crumbs (about 11 crackers), ground beef and ground pork, tomato paste, eggs, finely chopped onion, finely chopped green pepper, salt and dash of pepper. Mix well. | 4. Pat half of the meat mixture into the bottom of an 8x8x2-inch baking pan lightly coated with olive oil. | 5. PREPARE FILLING: | 6. Combine 1/2 cup medium cracker crumbs, small-curd cottage cheese, one 3-ounce can of chopped mushrooms, drained (about 1/2 cup), snipped parsley, and dried oregano (crushed between fingers). | 7. Spread filling mixture evenly over meat in pan. | 8. Top with remaining meat mixture. | 9. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for 1 hour. | 10. Let meat loaf stand 10 minutes before serving. | 11. Makes 8 servings. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
wheat cracker	1/2	cup	low sodium	-	-	-	-
beef	1		ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
pork	1/2	lb	ground	852.768	0.0	31.5479	79.5388
tomato paste	6	ounces		139.4795	32.1653	7.3482	0.7995
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
green bell pepper	1/4	cup	chopped	7.2975	1.5985	0.2502	0.0938
salt	3/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1	dash		0.251	0.064	0.0104	0.0033
wheat cracker	1/2	cup	low sodium	-	-	-	-
cottage cheese	12	ounces	low fat	332.22	11.4582	37.6968	14.577
mushroom	3	ounces	canned chopped drained	28.9165	5.7748	1.9051	0.4167
parsley	1	tablespoon	minced	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
oregano	1/4	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.6625	0.1723	0.0225	0.0107

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.