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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What sides do you make with it?
Lots of different ones. Green beans, mashed potatoes, broccoli and more!
The best! Used shredded mozzarella and it still came out delicious. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and peas. Definitely a keeper,
Curious on the nutritional information on this, I’m diabetic so I need to eat low carb and besides for the bread crumbs this seems like it would be a good option! Are the bread crumbs required or optional?
I am not a nutritionist or a dietician so I don’t include nutritional information on my recipes. To do so would only be a guess from an online calculator.
Bread crumbs help hold it together. I eat low carb and when I make meat loaf I put pork rinds in the food processor and grind them up. They have zero carbs and the meat loaf tastes the same as if you used bread crumbs
Made this meatloaf recipe for my husband tonight. We both enjoyed it very much. Next time I’ll skip the brown sugar in the glaze since I found it a bit too sweet. Otherwise, it’s a definite do over. Just curious though… why no onion or garlic in the meat mixture? Just preference? Onion and garlic goes into everything I make. Thanks for the recipe.
What kind of mozzarella do you use, the white soft or the hard for sandwiches?
I use fresh mozzarella.
I made this meatloaf on November 14th, best meatloaf I ever made, very juicy-not dry-wouldn’t change anything . I just wanted to know if I use 93% instead of 85%. Would the meat be dry, since there going to be less fat?
Can you use swis cheese instead
You sure can!
Do you cover the meatloaf to bake?
Nope. I don’t.
How long will it take to make a 4 pound meatloaf like this
It actually won’t take much longer. 1 hour 15 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes should do.
Can you use ground turkey for this? We’re trying to get away from so much beef.
Several people have reported using ground turkey and ground chicken with good results. Just know it will be drier than a traditional beef meatloaf because turkey and chicken don’t have as much fat.
My husband is a hunter so we used half venison and half pork so it wouldn’t be so dry and it was excellent!!