Meatloaf with Bacon


Prep Time:  15 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8

 Ingredients

 For the Meatloaf:
 10 slices of thin/regular Bacon
 1 cup whole milk
 2 pounds ground beef
 1/3 cup Italian flat-leaf parsley, fresh & minced
 4 whole eggs, beaten
1 cup (heaping) parmesan cheese, freshly grated
 6 white bread slices
 ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
 Freshly ground black pepper to taste
 3/4 teaspoons Salt

For the Sauce:
1 teaspoon mustard, dry
 1/3 cup brown sugar
 1 ½ cup ketchup  Tabasco to taste


Directions

1-Preheat your oven to 350 F/175 C in advance. Soak the bread slices in milk for couple of minutes.  2-Place bread soaked in milk, the ground beef, Parmesan, parsley, salt, black pepper & seasoned salt in a mixing bowl, preferably large size. Add in the beaten eggs as well.
3- Mix all the ingredients in the mixing bowl using clean hands, until combined well. Line the bottom of the pan with foil & form the mixture into a loaf shape on a broiler pan.
4- Lay the bacon slices on the top, don’t forget to tuck them below the meatloaf.
5-Now, prepare the sauce: add brown sugar together with ketchup, hot sauce & mustard in a large size mixing bowl; stir everything together. Pour approximately 1/3 of mixture on top of the bacon. Spread the evenly using a large spoon.
6- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes & then pour 1/3 of more sauce on the top. Bake for 15 more minutes. Slice & serve with the leftover sauce.
7- Serve the cooked bacon pieces with the mashed potatoes.

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