Grilled Mini Meatloaves

This is one of my sister-in-law's recipes. Her husband loves meatloaf, I would even go so far as to say he's a meatloaf connoisseur. Anyways, I have not yet had a chance to try this recipe, but they say it's awesome and one of their favorites. So, try it and let me know what you think...oh yeah, and did I mention it is stuffed with mozzarella!?! Anything stuffed with cheese has a pretty good chance of being delicious...

Grilled Mini Meatloaves

INGREDIENTS

Two 1/3-inch-thick slices of firm white bread, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

4 scallions, thinly sliced

1/2 cup chopped basil

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for rubbing

1 pound ground beef chuck

2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Four 1 1/2-inch cubes of fresh mozzarella

INSTRUCTIONS

In a food processor, pulse the bread, scallions, basil and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil until the bread is coarsely chopped.

Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Add the ground chuck, grated cheese, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and blend well. Shape the meat into four thick, 5-inch-long ovals. Make an indentation in the center of each meat loaf and tuck in a piece of mozzarella, then cover the cheese with the meat mixture to enclose it. Reshape the meat into ovals with slightly tapered ends.

Light a grill. Rub the meat loaves with olive oil and grill over high heat, turning, until well browned all over and firm to the touch, about 8 minutes total; the loaves should still be slightly pink in the center. Serve immediately.

I would suggest serving with roasted red potatoes and a green salad.