Pioneer Woman's Favorite Meatloaf

By Pattywak

Serve the meatloaf next to mashed potatoes. Buttered egg noodles. Or better yet—gulp—cheese grits! There’s nothing better on earth.

And the next day, make meatloaf sandwiches with the leftovers.

You’ll wonder where leftover meatloaf has been all your life.

(Food affects me very deeply. Can you tell?)

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 to taste
• 1/3 cup minced flat-leaf parsley
• 4 eggs beaten
• 10 slices thin or regular Bacon
• SAUCE
• 1-1/2 cups ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• Tabasco to taste

Details

Adapted from thepioneerwoman.com

Preparation

Step 1

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 cheese, 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. (Tip: 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!