The Melaniff Family Cookbook

Meatloaf

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl by Ree Drummond

Ingredients

Meatloaf

1 C Whole Milk

6 slices White Bread

2 Lbs Ground Beef

1 C Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/4 t Seasoned Salt

3/4 t Salt

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

1/3 C Minced Flat-leaf Parsley

4 whole Eggs, Beaten

10 slices Thin Bacon

Sauce

1-1/2 cup Ketchup

1/3 cup Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon Dry Mustard

Tabasco To Taste

Procedure

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.

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