Flavorful ground beef stuffed with ooey gooey mozzarella cheese. This Mozzarella Stuffed Meatloaf is sure to become an instant family favorite!
This recipe has been making it’s way viral across the internet for the past 5 years. It’s a fun spin on an American classic that takes your meatloaf game to a whole new level of delicious. We’ve taken our recipe for Mom’s Classic Meatloaf and stuffed it with mozzarella cheese for an ooey gooey new family favorite.
Why does my meatloaf fall apart?
There can be many reasons why your meatloaf falls apart. The most common reason is that your meatloaf doesn’t have enough binding agents. To help your meatloaf stay together add things in like eggs and bread crumbs because they are key ingredients that bind meat and help the loaf stick together. Another reason why your meatloaf may be falling apart is that it is overcooked.
Do I have to use mozzarella? Can I make stuffed meatloaf with other types of cheese?
Fresh mozzarella cheese produces an amazing melted cheese center for cheese stuffed meatloaf. You can also use bricks of mozzarella cheese, or even shredded, but be warned that they don’t melt as well as the fresh mozzarella cheese balls do. In addition to mozzarella, you can also experiment with other types of cheese. Cheddar is always a classic choice, but feel free to be more adventurous with cheeses like pepper jack, provolone, havarti, gouda, and more!
Is it okay if my meatloaf is a little pink?
Don’t be fooled into over cooking your meatloaf just because there is a small pink spot. The color of your meatloaf will not tell you if it is done or if it is safe to eat. To tell if your meatloaf is fully cooked and safe to eat you need to take its internal temperature. For ground beef to be safe and fully cooked, it needs to reach an internal minimum temperature of 160 Fahrenheit. If your meatloaf is just a little pink but is 160 Fahrenheit, you are ready to eat.
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We were out of eggs and wanted to make meatloaf when we came upon this recipe. Wife and I had fun assembling the meatloaf and we had all the ingredients!
The video really made it easy.. TKS!
Why does this recipe not contain an egg? I noticed your other versions of meatloaf contained an egg.
I always do and I use oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs. Taste great and cuts down on the carbs and sodium
My family LOVE’S this it doesn’t lasted everyone who likes meatloaf needs to try.
Love this recipe. I used meatloaf mix that consisted of ground beef, veal, and pork. I substituted crushed Ritz crackers for breadcrumbs, added an egg to help bind the meatloaf, and omitted the brown sugar. This is my second time making this meatloaf and it turned out much better this time around with my minor tweaks. The cheese didn’t melt out this time. Yay!
can I make this and freeze it already assembled to cook a few days later?
Technically you can, but it would have an insanely long cooking time from frozen and will have a hard time cooking evenly because of it. You could assemble it up to a day ahead and refrigerate instead which will work much better.
This is a family favorite that everyone loves!
My family loves this recipe and there’s never leftovers
Thank you for sharing
I will definitely be making this again.
I am thinking about making this in a round spring form pan and cutting it like pie slices when done.
Can i freeze this?