Bacon Wrapped Italian Meat Loaf
ING: 2 lb 90% Lean Grnd beef, 2 Eggs s/p 1/2 tsp Gar/powder 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1/2 tbl Dried Parsley 2 tbl Worc 3 tbl Ketchup 3/4 c Panko, 1/3 c Milk, 1 Onion (grated) Wrap: 8-10 Bacon strips Glaze: 1/2 c Ketchup 3 tbl Br/sugar 2 tsp Apple Cider vinegar Pinch salt 1/4 tsp Bl/pepper
METHOD: Mix meat loaf ing. Place in loaf pan. Top w/ bacon strips. Glaze.
Bake 375 deg 45 min to an hour til cooked thru. Set 10 min before slicing.
Meatloaf Story: I won’t go into all of the ‘sordid details’ but one of the reasons Beau wanted to ‘Wife Me’ is that I’m a pretty good cook - and he likes to eat, LOL!
But, my Meatloaf was sorely lacking! We dated for 5 years before he talked me into anything more permanent, and I made COUNTLESS meatloaf recipes - I tried everything!
His response was always, ‘Nope. It doesn’t taste like Linda’s’ - his deceased wife - who I knew from age 15.
As I grew increasingly frustrated, I thought, ‘This is NOT the hill I need to die on! It’s MEATLOAF, fer Pete’s Sake!’ He has never complained about anything I’ve made other than meatloaf!
Turns out, the ‘secret recipe’ she always used was the d@mn McCormick Meatloaf spice packet from the grocery store!
And order and sanity were restored to the household...and I always have a pack or two of that spice mix on hand at all times! You never know when there’s going to be a ‘Meatloaf Emergency!’
*Rolleyes*