Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup whole milk
• 6 slices bread
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup minced flat leaf parsley
• 4 whole eggs, beaten
• 10 slices thick slab bacon or 10 slices regular bacon
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. pour milk over the bread slices. allow it to soak in for several minutes.
• 2 place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, parmesan, seasoned salt, salt, black pepper, and parsley in a large mixing bowl. pour in beaten eggs.
• 3 with clean hands, mix the ingredients until well combined. form the mixture into a loaf shape on a broiler pan, which will allow the fat to drain. (line the bottom of the pan with foil to avoid a big mess!).
• 4 lay bacon slices over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf.
• 5 make the sauce: add ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and hot sauce in a mixing bowl. stir together. pour 1/3 of the mixture over the top of the bacon. spread with a spoon.
• 6 bake for 45 minutes, then pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the top. bake for another 15 minutes. slice and serve with remaining sauce.
• 7 serve with mashed potatoes. yummy!