Ingredients

1 pound ground lean beef

1 pound ground pork

1 pound ground lean veal

1⁄2 cup grated Romano cheese

1⁄2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 package onion soup mix

1 can tomato rice soup

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 eggs

4 cloves garlic, chopped

13⁄4 cups bread crumbs

Dash of salt

Dash of pepper

1⁄2 cup ketchup

Nanci’s Meatloaf

Polpettone alla Nanci

Serves 6-8

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Mix all the ingredients together except the ketchup. Line a loaf pan with liberal amounts of ketchup.

Press the meat mixture into a loaf and top with abundant ketchup and score with a knife in a diamond pattern.

Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 350°.

Serve with mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach.

For a unique side condiment, mix 6 tablespoons of ketchup with 6 tablespoons of grated Romano cheese.