Baby Meatloaves With Bacon Crisps

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 2 -3 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb (about 2 slices of bread, use only fresh bread crumbs)
• 3/4 cup half-and-half or 3/4 cup cream or 3/4 cup full-fat milk
• 2 large eggs, slighty beaten
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• tabasco sauce (i use about 1/2 teaspoon, you can use more or less)
• seasoning salt (i use 2 teaspoons seasoning salt)
• pepper
• 2 -3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (optional, but good to add in)
• 3/4 lb lean ground beef
• 3/4 lb ground lamb (you can use 1-1/2 pounds of only gound beef)
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 4 tablespoons cider vinegar or 4 tablespoons vinegar
• 4 -6 slices bacon, cut into about 1-1/2-inch pieces, cooked until crisp

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 set oven rack to middle position.
• 3 line a shallow baking dish with foil.
• 4 in a small skillet saute onion, green pepper (if using) and garlic in oil over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes, or until just softened.
• 5 in a bowl stir together soft bread crumbs, milk, eggs, parsley, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, seasoning salt and pepper and parmesan cheese; mix well to combine.
• 6 add in the ground meat along with the onion mixture; gently mix with your hands until just combined (mixture will be moist).
• 7 using a 1 cup measure, drop slightly rounded cups of the ground meat mixture into the baking pan/dish and lightly pat to form 4 "domes".
• 8 in a bowl, stir together ketchup and vinegar; spoon over the meat mixture mounds in the baking dish.
• 9 bake meatloaves for about 25 minutes.
• 10 remove from oven and set the oven to broil.
• 11 broil the meatloaves about 2-3 inches from the heat until the glaze is caramelized (about 1-2 minutes).
• 12 top with cooked bacon pieces and serve.