Little Chef Ashley : Poor Man's Beef Wellington

I gave my husband the choice between Meatloaf or Shepherds Pie for dinner...he picked meatloaf.

I don't have a go-to meatloaf recipe. Its actually not a dish I make often or one that I even had a lot of growing up. Not to mention that I was never a fan of a dried loaf of beef that was based with ketchup. So, I had the urge to make mine different by stuffing the meat mixture with cheese, then wrapping the entire thing in pizza dough. Sort of like, meatloaf pinwheels or as my husband so happily named it, the poor mans beef wellington!

**This recipe did take a good portion of time to prep/cook, about 1 1/2hr from start to finish.**

What You Will Need: 1 lb ground beef, onions, garlic, egg, cheese, pizza dough, green onions, bread crumbs, worcestershire sauce, grill seasoning, butter, salt/pepper.

Preheat the oven to 350

I start with slowly sautéing two onions. This process takes some time so get it going and continue with the rest of the instructions.

Melt about 2 T. butter, add in sliced onions, season with salt and pepper and keep on low heat. Stir occasionally. After about 35-45 minutes you will have soft, sweet onions!

In a large bowl mix the beef with 2 cloves of garlic, green onions, worcestershire sauce and the grill seasoning. Combine, then add 1 egg and some of the bread crumbs. Mix and check the texture, if it is still too wet, add some more bread crumbs.

Lay out two pieces of plastic wrap, overlapping on a flat surface.

Pile the meat mixture onto the plastic wrap and press it out as thinly as you can. Lay down your slices or chunks of cheese.

Jude wanted to be in the picture.. my little man is always making sure mommy is doing things right....or maybe he is always waiting for something to drop on the floor.

Now, picking up the ends of the plastic wrap, rolling it over the cheese.

Keep rolling, pressing and forming the mixture to your desired shape/size. Allow it to sit in the fridge for at least 10 minutes.

Unwrap and place the loaf on a baking sheet. Wrap in foil and bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for another 5. Remove, set aside & allow to cool.

Turn the oven up to 400.

Unroll and form your dough to be able to fit the loaf. Spread out your cooled sautéed onions.

Place your loaf over top of the onions. Fold in the sides.

Start rolling the dough till the loaf is completely covered.

Using a sharp knife, cut some air slits over the top. This can also indicate your serving sizes when plating. Bake in the oven, rotating every 5 minutes till its golden brown...about 15 minutes total.