I made this Sicilian Meat Roll for the first time last week and with the first bite I knew it was a new family favorite. The meat is so flavorful and the ham and cheese are a perfect compliment. We enjoyed this dish with baked potatoes, side salad, and garlic bread.
Here’s the assembly process step by step.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, parsley, salt, pepper, and garlic. Stir in ground beef, mixing well. On foil or waxed paper, pat meat into a 12 x 10 inch rectangle.
Arrange ham slices on top of meat, leaving a small margin around the edges. Sprinkle shredded cheese over ham.
Starting from the short end, carefully roll up meat using foil to lift. Seal edges to ends.
Place roll seam side down in a 9 x 13 inch dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for one hour and 15 minutes or until done (center of meat will be pink due to ham). Place cheese edges over top of roll, return to oven until cheese melts.
Buon Appetito!
Sicilian Meat Roll
This delicious meat roll is a new family favorite.
Calories were figured using one pound of 80% lean ground beef and one pound 92% lean ground beef.
- Prep Time : 20 minutes
- Cook Time : 1h 15 min
- Yield : 8 servings
Ingredients
- beaten eggs - 2
- soft bread crumbs - 3/4 cup
- tomato juice - 1/2 cup
- salt - 1/4 tsp.
- parsley - 2 Tbsp.
- pepper - 1/4 tsp.
- oregano - 1/2 tsp.
- shredded Mozzarella cheese - 6 ounces
- small clove garlic, minced - 1
- thin slices boiled ham or lunch meat - 8
- lean ground beef - 2 pounds
- slices Mozzarella cheese, halved diagonally - 3
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, parsley, salt, pepper, and garlic. Stir in ground beef, mixing well.
- On foil or waxed paper, pat meat into a 12 x 10 inch rectangle.
- Arrange ham slices on top of meat, leaving a small margin around the edges. Sprinkle shredded cheese over ham.
- Starting from the short end, carefully roll up meat using foil to lift. Seal edges to ends.
- Place roll seam side down in a 9 x 13 inch dish.
- Bake at 350 degrees for one hour and 15 minutes or until done (center of meat will be pink due to ham). Place cheese edges over top of roll, return to oven until cheese melts.
