I have been making this recipe for many years now and when I released my cookbook back in 2013, this was the most popular recipe. Lots of people said it tastes just like spaghetti and meatballs. It is a great meal to make ahead of time and keep in the fridge until you are ready to cook it. Please take note of the long cooking time – 1hr 15 mins. Don’t leave it too late before you decide to place it in the oven or you might not be eating dinner until 8pm!
Enjoy
Amanda (Simple home cook)
Rolled meatloaf with ham, cheese & spinach
Ingredients
1kg lean beef mince
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ Tbspn fresh/dried parsley
2 eggs
¾ cup breadcrumbs
salt & pepper to taste
100g ham
2 cups fresh spinach leaves
2 cups grated cheese
500g bottled pasta sauce
½ cup water
Method
- Place a large sheet of aluminium foil on bench.
- In a large bowl, combine mince, garlic, parsley, eggs, breadcrumbs, salt & pepper. Mix with hands until well combined.
- Tip mince onto foil & shape into a large rectangle, approx 1.5 cm thick.
- Spread the ham, cheese & spinach over the rectangle, leaving 2 cm around the edge with no topping.
- Taking the long edge of the foil, tightly roll the meatloaf away from you, tucking in cheese & spinach as you go. Pull back the foil as you roll. Seal the ends of the mince so the filling doesn’t leak out.
- Wrap the entire loaf in foil & refrigerate until required.
Cooking
- Preheat oven to 180o Place the loaf (wrapped in foil) into a large baking dish.
- Bake, covered for 1 hr, then open the foil & pour approx. ½ of the pasta sauce over the meatloaf. Add ½ cup water to the bottle of sauce, shake to mix with remaining sauce in bottle. Pour this over meatloaf also. Bake, uncovered for a further 15 mins.
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My name is Amanda and I am passionate about simple, quick and affordable recipes that anyone can make. I have a facebook page called ‘Simple home cook’ where I share my recipes which will get you through your busy week that won’t break your budget. Please head over and check out my FB pages Simple home cook and ALDI home cook.
61 Comments
Lydia
July 23, 2015 at 3:23 pmCan you cook this in the slow cooker?
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
July 25, 2015 at 3:12 amMeatloaf looks delicious!
NANCY
July 19, 2016 at 2:19 pmIS IT COOKED AT “180 DEGREES”?
Kelly - Be A Fun Mum
September 1, 2016 at 4:53 pm180 degrees celsius
Carol Esteban
November 29, 2016 at 1:02 pm(Around 350 F.)
Melissa
May 13, 2017 at 10:41 amThat’s crazy!!!! The recipe should put 350!!!!!!
Tammy
May 13, 2017 at 10:59 amThis would only come from an American. I’m so embarrassed. The recipe’s creator could possibly be from…not America!
Yugcs
June 1, 2017 at 11:53 amJerk. The person writing this recipe should (180/350 ) as MOST bloggs do. I guess you haven’t seen that before
Karen Reed
June 6, 2017 at 10:54 amGoogle works. She obviously isn’t from the US, and we are about the only ones who do not use the metric system. What you have written is like going to another country and expecting those citizens to speak English. It’s called respect.
Nancy Walker
September 7, 2016 at 9:55 amI’m 85 yrs old and and still do a lot of cooking but have never heard of mince before.Is that an English word and why do you use it when using chopped hamburger/?
Tam Campbell
September 11, 2016 at 7:48 pmWe say mince meat/beef here in Australia… probably an English (heritage) thing… from putting the meat through the mincer. In the US it’s ground beef.
Cindy Bickerton
December 17, 2019 at 3:10 amMinced meat is a common term. So many variations happen around the globe. In this case, speaking as sonmeone from canada who writes and edits, ‘mince’ means the mixture based in ground beef.
James
September 7, 2016 at 10:20 amDon’t know how I stumbled across this, but made it, and it was EXCELLENT! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Rolling it was harder than I expected, but got it to work.
Beth
September 15, 2016 at 10:08 amExcellent and easy! I didn’t have ham to put in it so I used pastrami and it was very good.
Gwen
September 25, 2016 at 8:26 pmCan you substitute the ham or leave it off altogether? I don’t eat pork.
Kelly - Be A Fun Mum
September 27, 2016 at 12:07 pmYes, that would be fine.
Sandy
October 1, 2016 at 4:44 amMy mom made something like this 50 years ago only she put a bread stuffing in the middle. This one looks so good. Need to give it a try.
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cindy
October 13, 2016 at 12:11 amdid you drain the grease from the cooked ground chuck?
JoAnn Gruber
October 23, 2016 at 11:11 pmIs the grated cheese a type of mozzarella or provolone? O is it grated Locatelli or Romano? Tx!
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October 24, 2016 at 8:58 amgrated tasty or mozzarella cheese.
Jana
November 2, 2016 at 5:02 amThat looks great, I must try it 🙂
Sharon
November 7, 2016 at 7:14 amjust finished making this recipe. EXCELLENT!!!! Very good!! Hubby loves it! Son loves it! I love it
Kelly - Be A Fun Mum
November 7, 2016 at 8:20 pmYay. Glad it was a hit.
Cristina
November 11, 2016 at 6:20 amEstamos en ello, pero pinta muy bien!
Jana
November 12, 2016 at 4:54 amThat’s super!!! I made it for today’s dinner and all my family now love it. Many thanks for inspiration 🙂
Mary
November 16, 2016 at 5:53 amI made this last night and it was delicious, I substituted red wine for the water worked out great. I am not sure at the cooking temperature, after an hour it was not close and I put the oven temp to 400 degrees.
Kelly - Be A Fun Mum
November 16, 2016 at 10:30 amOh, thanks for sharing your variations.
Robin
November 30, 2016 at 7:25 amI make a variation of this dish myself. It can be grilled, or baked. Either way you will need to use a broiling pan to control run-off. I simply lay raw bacon, slightly overlapped down first, then add the seasoned hamburger meat in a thin layer. Then add motserella cheese, fresh baby spinach, (you can also freeze packaged spinach and crumble it in the package, then shake it over the meat as thick as you desire.)or if you like spicy, try a layer of jalapenos. Then roll it up being sure to seal the ends. I do not use tin foil myself, although I could, how ever, I use parchment paper to make the roll, being careful to insure that where the bacon overlaps is on the bottom of the loaf as it is rolled on to the broiling pan. I pre heat the oven to 375 F. Let loaf cook for 20 min. then coat loaf with brown sugar honey BBQ sauce. Repeat BBQ coating every 15-20 minutes until done. Total cook time is approximately 1 hour +/- depending on oven or grill.
Kelly - Be A Fun Mum
December 2, 2016 at 4:17 pmThanks for sharing Robin.
Tonya
September 10, 2018 at 11:56 amThank you for sharing your method Robin I am going to try both methods using my family as my guinea pig LOL
Maria
December 7, 2016 at 9:35 amCan you make it ahead of time and freeze it?
irma
December 16, 2016 at 3:43 pmse ve buenisimo y sencillo ,claro que lo hare a mis hijos les va a encantar no soy muy dada a hacer este tipo de comidas rapidas pero esta me gusto porque la puedes acompañar con ensalada y pan de ajo. gracias
paula
January 14, 2017 at 2:47 amNo hablo ingles pero me.interesa la receta! Por favor publicala en español!! Gracias!!
Oana
January 14, 2017 at 8:34 pmThe only problem is that cooking in a aluminum foil is not healthy at all. Could it be done in another way?
Mairi
January 23, 2017 at 4:14 amI used baking paper then wrapped that in foil.
Roni da Silva
January 26, 2017 at 7:43 pmNossa que delicia,muito bom
Andre
January 29, 2017 at 8:09 amHy Keller,
have you this Rezept in German languages.
Greeting André
Carlos
February 1, 2017 at 3:28 amPor favor, alguien que traduzca al español esta receta!!!! Gracias!!!!
David Eaton
February 1, 2017 at 1:49 pmJust came upon your recipe and was wondering as my wife dislikes cooked spinach could I substitute broccoli florets?
Thank you…
ebrahim abdalla
February 20, 2017 at 2:15 amSo great. Thanks allot
tasha
March 1, 2017 at 8:14 amCan it be done without foil ,I’m out and can’t go to the store lol
tasha
March 1, 2017 at 8:14 amCan it be done without foil ,I’m out and can’t go to the store lol
Ruth Santos
March 2, 2017 at 5:46 amCan I do it with out the sauce
James
March 16, 2017 at 1:43 amHow many servings is this?
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Oxana
April 21, 2017 at 12:41 amMmmm!!!! Was very tasty!!!??? I was make it today for lunch. Thank you for recipe!!!
Ivonne
April 27, 2017 at 3:04 am1 kg de carne magra picada
3 dientes de ajo picados
½ Tbspn de perejil fresco / seco
2 huevos
¾ taza de pan rallado
Sal y pimienta al gusto
100 g de jamón
2 tazas de hojas frescas de espinaca
2 tazas de queso rallado
500g de salsa de pasta embotellada
½ taza de agua
Método
Coloque una hoja grande de papel de aluminio sobre la mesa.
En un tazón grande, combine picado, ajo, perejil, huevos, pan rallado, sal y pimienta. Mezclar con las manos hasta que estén bien combinadas.
Agregar la.mezcla en el papel wax h forme un rectángulo grande, aproximadamente 1.5 cm de espesor.
Agregue el jamón, el queso y la espinaca sobre el rectángulo, dejando 2 cm alrededor del borde sin cobertura.
Tomando el borde enrolle la carne cuidando que no caiga la espinaca y el queso. Tire hacia atrás la hoja mientras rueda. Selle los extremos del picado para que el relleno no se salga.
Envuelva el pan entero en papel de aluminio y refrigere hasta que se requiera.
Cocina
Precaliente el horno a 180o Coloque el pan (envuelto en papel de aluminio) en un plato grande para hornear.
Hornear, cubrir durante 1 hora, luego abrir la hoja y verter aprox. ½ de la salsa de pasta sobre el pastel de carne. Añadir ½ taza de agua a la botella de salsa, batir para mezclar con la salsa restante en botella. Verter esto sobre el pan de carne también. Hornear, descubierto durante 15 minutos más
roleri monica
April 27, 2017 at 10:58 pmhola en español no entiendo las reseta
Karen
May 9, 2017 at 7:21 amGot a second request for this tonight. It’s fantastic!
Kelly - Be A Fun Mum
May 9, 2017 at 9:07 pmAlways a good indication!
claudia candia
May 12, 2017 at 8:50 amuna receta simple y exqisita…la felicito…delicioso…
Ana Sanchez
June 27, 2017 at 5:18 amAmanda: gracias x estas recetas que facilitan el quehacer de la casa.
Ana Sanchez
June 27, 2017 at 5:18 amAmanda: gracias x estas recetas que facilitan el quehacer de la casa.
Jessica
September 18, 2017 at 10:46 amMy sister in law made this a few weeks ago and send me the recipe ! Thank you so much to make this twist to the fabulous meatloaf! Is delicious ??
Mary
March 23, 2018 at 12:34 pmLooks delicious can’t wait to try it?
Linda
August 15, 2018 at 8:17 amLooks yummy and so easy. Thanks for posting the recipe.
Kelly - Be A Fun Mum
August 16, 2018 at 9:32 amGlad you like!
CDM
October 21, 2020 at 5:53 amA keeper. I like to add Italian sausage or Linguisa and black olives.
Maggie
November 13, 2021 at 7:07 amMinced meat. That’s the term I grew up with…had to indoctrinate myself to American terminologies. Which is To Be expected and okay. Loved the recipe.???. I used “minced” turkey so had to use more bread crumbs to make it firmer..
Judy
September 17, 2022 at 8:36 amWas it good with the turkey? Any suggestions for spices?