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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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If you're like my husband, you enjoy a hearty meat loaf. Everyone who's ever tried it agrees it lives up to its name. This delicious dish doesn't last long!Dorothy Pritchett, Wills Point, Texas Ingredients:
1/3 cup chopped onion |
1/3 cup chopped sweet red pepper |
1/3 cup chopped green pepper |
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley |
3 garlic cloves, minced |
1-1/4 teaspoons chili powder |
1-1/4 teaspoons dried sage |
1-1/4 teaspoons salt |
1 teaspoon pepper |
2 pounds ground turkey or beef |
3/4 cup milk |
2 eggs, beaten |
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce |
2/3 cup dry bread crumbs |
4 bacon strips |
sauce: |
1/4 cup canned diced tomatoes |
1/4 cup ketchup |
2 tablespoons brown sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon ground mustard |
1/2 teaspoon pepper |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture; mix well. Combine the milk, eggs and Worcestershire sauce; mix into the beef mixture. Add crumbs.
2. Grease a large sheet of foil. Place bacon on foil. Mold meat mixture into a loaf and place over bacon. Seal foil tightly around loaf. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
3. Place wrapped loaf on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Open foil; drain juices. Combine sauce ingredients and spoon over loaf. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes longer or until no pink remains and a meat thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 8 servings.
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