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Meatloaf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 6 bread slices
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup minced flat-leaf parsley
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 8 to 12 bacon slices

Tomato Gravy

  • 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 6 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • Dash of hot sauce

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Pour milk over bread and allow it to soak for several minutes.
  3. Place ground beef, milk-soaked bread, Parmesan cheese, salt, seasoned salt, black pepper, and parsley in a large bowl.
  4. Add eggs and mix until well combined.
  5. Form mixture into a loaf on a broiler pan.
  6. Lay bacon slices over the loaf, tucking ends underneath.
  7. Combine tomato gravy ingredients and pour 1/3 over loaf.
  8. Bake for 45 minutes.
  9. Pour another 1/3 of the gravy over loaf and bake 15 minutes longer.
  10. Serve with remaining gravy on the side.