Pinwheel Pizza loaf —Rhonda Touchet Jennings, Louisiana

• Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + standing
• Yield: 12 Servings

15 75 90

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
• 6 thin slices deli ham
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over eggs and mix well. On a piece of heavy-duty foil, pat beef mixture into a 12-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Cover with ham and cheese to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side and peeling away foil while rolling. Seal seam and ends.
• Place the loaf seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with pizza sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 12 servings.

Originally published as Pinwheel Pizza Loaf in Taste of Home October/November 2001, p33