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Bacon topped meatloaf recipe

Bacon Topped Meatloaf

A stepped up version of an American classic.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

Meatloaf

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 pound hot sausage
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Topping

  • Thick cut bacon
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup or chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 scant teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Method

  1. Heat oven to 375° F.

Meatloaf

  1. Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well, do not be afraid to use your hands.
  2. Form mixture into loaf shape in the middle of a large glass baking dish. I prefer this method over packing the loaf into a bread pan, this allows the meatloaf to caramelize on all sides.

Topping

  1. Cover top of meatloaf with strips of bacon, overlapping the strips slightly.
  2. Mix ketchup, mustard, sugar, and seasonings together.
  3. Spread sauce evenly over the top of the bacon covered loaf.

Bake

  1. Place in oven and bake for about 50 minutes, until top is browned, or internal temperature reaches 160° F.
  2. Lift from pan and tent with foil allowing meat to rest about 10 minutes before serving.

Cooks Notes

There are hundreds of variations of Meatloaf, here is yet another. This recipe is intended to be used as a “road map” in making this dish. Feel free to add or adjust any ingredients you like. I prefer not to use bread crumbs or other fillers in my meatloaf, but I know many people do. I will however suggest the bacon wrap treatment if you have not tried this before, because after all, what’s not better with bacon.