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 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe

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This is a recipe from my cookbook, and I’m sharing it here because I love it.
I’m tired of meatloaf getting a bad rap. Tired of it, I tell you!
Within the pages of my cookbook, I proposed that people’s perception of meatloaf became permanently skewed when a certain disheveled rock singer burst on the scene back in the seventies…but after much consideration, I’ve decided that it’s actually the word “loaf” that has contributed the most to meatloaf being such a maligned food.

You didn’t know my cookbook delved into such anthropological and sociological issues, did you?

Don’t worry. I didn’t, either.

So open your minds for a moment. Pretend the title of this dish does not contain the word “loaf.” Focus, instead, on the simplicity of the ingredients: a beautiful meat mixture bound together with bread and eggs and made delicious with Parmesan and seasonings. Focus, instead, on the fact that the meat mixture is wrapped lovingly in a blanket of thin, flavorful bacon, and topped with a tangy-sweet sauce that pulls it all together in perfect harmony.

See? That’s all meatloaf is.

Oops. I said “loaf.” Shoot! I forgot.

It’s like in the movie “Somewhere in Time” where Christopher Reeve (rest his soul) is blissfully living in they year 1912, then discovers the 1979 penny in his pocket and is suddenly and violently sucked back to present day. I hate it when that happens!

And now. For the recipe.

I know this is a really weird photo, but I’m a really weird person so it fits. Begin by throwing six slices of regular white bread (I’m talking sandwich bread, folks) into a bowl. Pour the milk over the bread and let it soak in.

Grody, I realize, but bear with me.

And you can use crusty artisan bread if you want to. But I honestly love the comfort food nature of the soft, white stuff.

Into a large bowl, throw the ground beef, Parmesan cheese, and chopped parsley.

I used Parmigiano Reggianno.

But you don’t have to.



Throw the soaked bread into the bowl, along with some eggs. Add salt, and lots and lots of freshly ground black pepper. And you can add some finely minced garlic if you’d like!

But you don’t have to.

crub your hands with soap and water, scour them with an SOS pad, hold them under a bacteria-destroying UV light, and dip them in antiseptic solution (okay, just soap and water will do) and knead the mixture together.



Next, drape slices of bacon over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf and overlapping pieces as you go along.

Note: It’s important to use thin bacon here! The thinner the better.
Ingredients

    Meatloaf:
    1 cup Whole Milk
    6 slices White Bread
    2 pounds Ground Beef
    1 cup (heaping) Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
    1/4 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
    3/4 teaspoons Salt
    Freshly Ground Black Pepper
    1/3 cup Minced Flat-leaf Parsley
    4 whole Eggs, Beaten
    10 slices Thin/regular Bacon
    Sauce:
    1-1/2 cup Ketchup
    1/3 cup Brown Sugar
    1 teaspoon Dry Mustard
    Tabasco To Taste

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour milk over the bread slices. Allow it to soak in for several minutes.

Place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, Parmesan, seasoned salt, salt, black 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 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!)

Lay bacon slices over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf.

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.

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.

Serve with mashed potatoes. Yummy!

  Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos

 Delicious Meatloaf Recipe Meatloaf Recipe Jamie Oliver with Oatmeal Rachael Ray Paula Deen Bacon with Oats Filipino Style Easy Best with Gravy Photos