Italian meat loaf patties
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | packs | Wide Noodles | 
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter Or Margarine; melted | 
| 1 | can | Del Monte Italian Or Sloppy Joe Sauce | 
| 2 | pounds | Ground Beef | 
| 1 | cup | Dry Bread Crumbs | 
| 2 | Eggs; beaten | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dried Onions | 
Directions
Preheat oven to 375. In 8-quart pot cook noodles according to directions;drain.(Rinse half of noodles in cold water;cover and refrigerate for Layered Noodle Bake)Toss remaining noodles in butter;keep hot. Set aside half of sauce to brush on patties. In large bowl ,combine remaining sauce with remaining ingredients;mix with fork. On large ,greased baking sheet, shape meat mixture into (1-inch thick) oblong patties.Brush reserved sauce on patties. Bake 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center.(Cool;cover and refrigerate half of cooked patties for Layered Noddle Bake) Serve remaining patties with hot, buttered noodles. 
NOTE:when shaped into patties they bake in half the time Recipe by: Del Monte Easy & Delicious Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by Lynne Corbin <corbin@...> on Aug 31, 1997