Bacon Meatloaf Trifecta

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb bacon (i use whatever brand is on sale, hardwood smoked)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 -2 cup breadcrumbs (how much you use depends on how wet your loaf turns out)
• 2 eggs
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 bell pepper, diced
• 1 teaspoon celery salt or 1 teaspoon seeds
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• brown gravy mix (2 c yield)
• 1/2 cup ketchup (for gravy)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350.
• 2 place wire wrack on baking sheet.
• 3 lay out a large piece of aluminum foil on a flat surface.
• 4 mix all ingredients besides the bacon, bread crumbs, and 1/2 c ketchup together in a bowl
• 5 add in bread crumbs and mix until it is able to loosely hold it's shape.
• 6 lay your bacon out just slightly over-lapping the edges to form a sheet of bacon on the aluminum foil making sure to leave the edges clear for folding.
• 7 put the meat mix on the bacon and form a log running all the way from one end of the bacon sheet to the other.
• 8 wrap the ends of the bacon over the meat log so that it is completely covered by bacon.
• 9 tightly wrap the loaf in the aluminum foil being careful to seal all edges.
• 10 place gently on the wire wrack and put the baking sheet in the oven.
• 11 cook at 350 for 45 min then remove from oven.
• 12 turn oven up to 425.
• 13 remove the aluminum foil and discard (loaf should be holding it's shape by now)
• 14 place the bacon wrapped loaf back on the wire wrack and place in 425 oven for another 45 min to an hour
• 15 when bacon is deep red and crispy pull out the loaf and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• 16 place on cutting board and slice with a large sharp knife.
• 17 in a small sauce pan while meatloaf is resting prepare brown gravy by instructions on package adding in the remaining 1/2 c ketchup.