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🍽️DinnerIntermediate🇮🇹Italian

Sicilian Meat Roll

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A delicious Sicilian-style meat roll combining seasoned ground beef, ham, and mozzarella for a flavorful main dish. The meat mixture is rolled with ham and mozzarella, baked until golden, then topped with cheese wedges until melted. Perfect for a hearty family dinner, yielding eight servings.

20 prep+80 cook=100 min total
8
servings
$23.47
Total Cost
$2.93
Per serving

Bakeware

  • 13×9×2-Inch Baking Pan

Appliances

  • Oven

Measuring

  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons

Prep

  • Large Mixing Bowl

Other

  • Aluminum Foil
  • 100 g (2 Eggs) Eggs, beaten
  • 90 g (¾ cup) Bread Crumbs, from 1 slice bread
  • 120 g (½ cup) Tomato Juice
  • 8 g (2 tbsp) Flat-Leaf Parsley Leaves, snipped
  • 0.3 g (½ tsp) Oregano (dried), crushed
  • 2 g (¼ tsp) Sea Salt (fine)
  • 0.5 g (¼ tsp) Pepper
  • 3 g (1 clove) Garlic Cloves, small clove, minced
  • 907 g (6½ cups) Ground Beef, lean (2lbs)
  • 226 g (8 counts) Ham, thin slices
  • 170 g (11 tbsp 1 tsp) Mozzarella Cheese, shredded (about 1½ cups)
  • 720 g (3 cups) Mozzarella Cheese, slices halved diagonally
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2
    In a large mixing bowl, combine beaten eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, snipped parsley, crushed oregano, salt, pepper, and minced garlic.
    • 100 g (2 Eggs) Eggs, beaten
    • 90 g (¾ cup) Bread Crumbs, from 1 slice bread
    • 120 g (½ cup) Tomato Juice
    • 8 g (2 tbsp) Flat-Leaf Parsley Leaves, snipped
    • 0.3 g (½ tsp) Oregano (dried), crushed
    • 2 g (¼ tsp) Sea Salt (fine)
    • 0.5 g (¼ tsp) Pepper
    • 3 g (1 clove) Garlic Cloves, small clove, minced
  3. 3
    Stir in the ground beef until well combined.
    • 907 g (6½ cups) Ground Beef, lean (2lbs)
  4. 4
    On a sheet of aluminum foil or waxed paper, pat the meat mixture into a 12×10-inch rectangle.
  5. 5
    Arrange ham slices over the meat, leaving a small margin around the edges.
    • 226 g (8 counts) Ham, thin slices
  6. 6
    Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over the ham.
    • 170 g (11 tbsp 1 tsp) Mozzarella Cheese, shredded (about 1½ cups)
  7. 7
    Starting from the short end, carefully roll up the meat using the foil to lift, sealing the edges and ends.
  8. 8
    Place the roll seam-side down in a 13×9×2-inch baking pan.
  9. 9
    Bake for , or until the meat is cooked through.
  10. 10
    Arrange mozzarella cheese wedges over the top of the roll and return to the oven for , or until the cheese melts.
    • 170 g (11 tbsp 1 tsp) Mozzarella Cheese, shredded (about 1½ cups)
$23.47
Total Cost
$2.93
Per serving

Prices listed are approximate. Actual costs may vary based on store, location, and availability.

Ingredient Costs

  • Eggs(Meijer)
    $0.32
  • Bread Crumbs(Meijer)
    $0.38
  • Tomato Juice(Meijer)
    $0.22
  • Flat-Leaf Parsley Leaves(Meijer)
    $1.17
  • Oregano (dried)(McCormick)
    $0.07
  • Sea Salt (fine)(Maldon)
    $0.06
  • Pepper(Meijer)
    $0.02
  • Garlic Cloves(Generic)
    $0.02
  • Ground Beef(Meijer)
    $9.97
  • Ham(Meijer)
    $2.24
  • Mozzarella Cheese(Meijer)
    $1.72
  • Mozzarella Cheese(Meijer)
    $7.28