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Chicken Parmigiano Meatloaf

Here's how you make Chicken Parmigiano Meatloaf
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 65m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 jar (540 gram) pasta sauce (tomato)
  • 500 grams ground chicken (mince)
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (fresh, soft)
  • 1 large egg (lightly whisked)
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 ounce celery, chopped (1/2 celery stalk, chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 50 grams ham (sliced leg ham)
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs (dried Japanese breadcrumps)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil)
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place 40cm piece of baking paper on a work bend and spray with oil.

  • Step 2: Pour half the pasta sauce into a 2 litre (8 cup) ovenproof dish.

  • Step 3: Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced.

  • Step 4: Combine mince, breadcrumbs and egg in a large bowl.

  • Step 5: Process onion, carrot, celery, garlic and oregano in a food processor until finely chopped.

  • Step 6: Using hands squeeze excess liquid from vegetable mixture and then add to mince mixture, season and mix well.

  • Step 7: Shape chicken mixture onto a prepared paper for form a 30cm x20 cm rectangle and top with ham slices and sprinkle with half the cheese.

  • Step 8: Using paper as a guide, roll meatloaf into a log and then remove paper.

  • Step 9: Spread panko breadcrumbs over a oven tray and press meatloaf into crumbs to lightly coat.

  • Step 10: Heat oil in a large frying pan over moderate heat and cook and turn meatloaf for 5 minutes or until browned, transfer to prepared dish with pasta sauce in it.

  • Step 11: Top with remaining pasta sauce, then remaining cheese and bake for 1 hour or until cooked.

  • Step 12: Serve sprinkled with parsley.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Cooking oil spray

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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