Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 (1.25 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1-1/2 cups dry bread crumbs ground black pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl combine the beef, pork, soup mix, eggs, bread crumbs, pepper and water. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese. Mix well and spread half of mixture into a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Spread remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese over meat loaf mixture. Top with remaining half of meat loaf mixture. Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving.