===== snowborder714 - Bacon wrapped meatloaf =====


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Ingredients:


  * 1 cup whole milk
  * 6 slices white bread
      * *Can substitute 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs for milk/bread.
  * 2 lbs ground beef
  * 1 cup (heaping) grated Parmesan cheese
  * 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt (I didn't use this)
  * 3/4 teaspoon salt
  * Fresh ground black pepper to taste
  * 1/3 cup minced parsley
  * 4 whole eggs, beaten
  * 10 slices bacon (or use as much as you'd like!)


Sauce:


  * 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  * 1/3 cup brown sugar
  * 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  * Hot sauce to taste (if desired)


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Directions:


  - Preheat oven to 350°.
  - If using milk and bread, pour milk over bread slices and let soak for several minutes.
  - Place ground beef, milk-soaked bread (or bread crumbs), Parmesan cheese, both salts, pepper, and parsley in a large mixing bowl.
  - Pour in beaten eggs.
  - With clean hands, mix the ingredients until well combined.
  - Form the mixture into loaf shape on a broiler pan, which will allow the fat to drain. Line the bottom of the pan with foil to make clean up easier. I put the meatloaf on a wire rack above a foil-lined cookie sheet which worked well (didn't have a broiler pan).
  - Lay bacon slices over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf. I overlapped my slices by 25-50%.
  - Make the sauce (mix all ingredients listed above together) and pour 1/3 of the mixture over the top of the bacon. Spread evenly over the whole meatloaf.
  - Bake for 45 minutes, then pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the top.
  - Bake for another 15 minutes. Slice and serve with the remaining sauce.