On the previous Maggie Monday, one reader comment ended with “and my wife thinks you’re cool!” I got all excited until I remembered that it was Maggie’s post and not mine. Maggie, I also think you are cool. Here’s another delicious recipe from Maggie.
Yes. You read that right. Meatloaf. Wrapped in bacon. Every man’s dream, right? Well, real women eat bacon. Men don’t have that market cornered! This recipe, created by The Pioneer Woman, equally comforts both men and women. It is an equal opportunity dish.
This recipe is very easy to make and takes no time at all. Baking on a broiler pan instead of in a loaf pan speeds up the baking, and gives the bacon crust a great crisp. I make it into two smaller loaves, and freeze one after baking for when I need a quick prep meal another night. If you have a big family, scrap that idea, as you might not even have leftovers.
The original recipe doesn’t call for chopped onion, but I like a bit of fresh onion in meatloaf. Feel free to omit the onion if you wish. I’ve also made it without the parsley when I don’t have any on hand. Sometimes I use equal amounts of ground beef and ground pork. All versions are delicious.
Take the extra 3 minutes and make the sauce for this. Totally worth the tiny effort required. I might like the ramped-up ketchup sauce as much as the bacon.
Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
mmmmmmmmmmmm.
What you need:
1 cup milk
6 slices of white bread (any bread will do- I have used wheat)
2 pounds ground beef (can also use 1 lb each of ground beef and pork)
1 heaping cup of grated parmesan cheese (fresh is best, but anything will do)
1 medium onion, chopped
¼ t seasoned salt
¾ t salt
½ t ground black pepper
1/3 cup flat leaf parsley, minced
4 eggs, beaten
10 slices bacon, thin- not thick cut. Thinner=better
Sauce:
1 ½ cups ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 t dry mustard
Tabasco sauce to taste
(reserve 1/3 of the sauce for serving)
What to do:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of your broiler pan with foil and have it ready to go. Using a broiler pan allows the fat to drain away) Place bread slices in a large bowl. Pour milk over bread. Allow it to soak for a few minutes. Place ground beef, milk-soaked bread, onion, parmesan cheese, salts, pepper and parsley in the bowl. Pour beaten eggs over all of this stuff. Dig into this with your very clean hands. Yep. Dig in, and start squishing and mixing it up until everything is well-blended. Shape the meat mixture into a loaf (or two smaller loaves) and place on the broiler pan. Lay the bacon slices over the loaf, tucking the ends underneath the loaf.
If you made two loaves, you should cut the bacon slices in half. Sometimes I even stretch the slices to make them thinner so they crisp up.
Once the meatloaf is wrapped, take 2/3 of the ketchup sauce and spread it over the loaf with a spoon or spatula.
Bake for about an hour. Serve with mashed potatoes.
Rantings of an Amateur Chef 
good lord … that’s look’s absolutely sinful. my mom used to prepare meatloaf the same way. everything’s better with bacon!
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Bacon makes the world a better place. I do not have a broiler pan. We should, but we don’t. I shall have to buy one on payday and make this w/ my mom’s meatloaf recipe.
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this is wonderful. I also reap recipies from the Pioneer Woman. Glad you are using it and passing it on.
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My mouth is literally watering, thanks for the recipe!
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Sounds delicious…bacon added to anything makes it so much better.
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sounds amazing!!! So really going to try this!! I m telling my heart this is better than salad!! Bacon…..mmmmm
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Listen to your heart, at least on occasion! And it IS better than a salad with BACON in it!
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This looks great (and I put bacon IN my salad)
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Pat, how did I miss a comment about ME being cool? Now that doesn’t happen every day! Gonna be super-uncool and go look for it! 🙂
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o my gosh, that looks so yummy. gonna hang on to this recipe
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WOW. I want to bit the laptop monitor. It looks so good. I’m seriously thinking of making a “dieter’s” version using ground chicken and meatless bacon. I know, I know… say not so… but it’s a DNA thing.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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My wife does not claim to like meatloaf. I bet this would change her mind 🙂
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This seems almost identical to a bacon wrapped meatloaf that was shown on the Pioneer Woman cooking program on Food Network.
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It is! I gave her credit in the intro. I love her recipes! Passing along her good work!
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oops — took too fast a look at the post didn’t I
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I love meatloaf. And bacon wrapped meatloaf? Oh, man. I try not to eat too much red meat so I might have to go red meatless for a weak before I make this.
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Mouth watering…I had a bacon wrapped pretzel last week that I was blown away by. But this, this sounds even better.
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Excuse while I drool.
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Lovely looking meatloaf. I love meatloaf.
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Yummy, I think I am going to make this with some venison I have
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I was right there with you on the “Oh how yummy” front, until you smothered the poor bacon wrapped loaf in ketchup. I’ll try making it without the ketchup and use my own tomato sauce instead.
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Goodness me, this looks incredible! We — the Husband and I — did something very similar with chickens yesterday. Wrapped them in bacon, slathered them in honey, then decorated the glistening hens with pineapple circles. Let’s just say there were zero complaints from the family. 🙂 Hope yours were equally impressed!
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The Pioneer Woman just did this recipe on her TV show! Great minds think alike!
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My Husband would be in bacon heaven. I might just have to make this for him. Thanks for sharing
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As soon as I read the title I knew I would like this 🙂
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Hi there,
Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf! Yummy. Sounds and looks delicious. This is my Sunday lunch sorted this week. Thanks for the recipe. I will give you an update after the event.
Thanks again.
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Looks awesome, thanks for the “like”!
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Oh my goodness, the bacon was crispy! Heaven! Please tell me you didn’t throw away the drippings though! I love drippings.
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oh my yum!
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Wow, I haven’t made meatloaf in ages. I love bacon , so it sounds right up my alley! Looking forward to your posts.
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Whoever invented bacon, sure knew what they were doing!! Yum!
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bacon, bacon…
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Reblogged this on pindanpost and commented:
lovely…
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omg omg omg BACON!
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OMG! This recipe is awesome and Paula Dean proud! I’m going to try this but with a twist — using all organic ingredients and meatless burger meat. The only thing that I will keep real is the bacon.
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Delicious!! I love the sauce!
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Looks delicious!
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Oh my gosh! This sounds soooo delicious! I am a real woman … I eat bacon! 😀
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Thank you for sharing this recipe. I used to use bacon strips on my meatloaf for added flavor. I also use wrap bacon on venison steaks. The bacon takes some of the “gamey” flavor and also helps to tenderize the meat. I don’t know why cooking with bacon gets such a rap; everything made with bacon has always tasted good to me. What would backed beans be without the bacon? 🙂
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Um…yes please!!! Bacon makes everything better. Praise the Lard!!
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I am pretty particular about my meatloaf, but I admit that does look tasty. Once I up my cooking confidence, I may try this one out…Or just have someone else make it for me. lol. Good article.
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you had me at bacon… 🙂
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I just recently got into finding simple recipes to possibly cook in the future. The first thing I ever preped and cook myself, beside cookies, was this amazing pistachio crusted chicken. My gosh it was AMAZING!! Of course I messed up in thinking that it was bigger peices then it was, not seeing it said STRIPS, but hey it turned out AMAZING! This may have to be the next thing I try out as it sounds FANTASTIC! I love meatloaf and I love bacon…and so do my parents! I bet this will be awesome 🙂 So following from now on!
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oh my… meat heaven!
bacon is the gift to mankind ^_^
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The Pioneer Woman is a freakin’ genius! And she’s funny too.
This just looks so very, very promising. My stomach is grumbling just looking at the photos! I can see this is gonna feature on our menu this week. Ohhh yes!
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Oh my, My 20 year old daughter will be all over this one. We make a pretty simple meatloaf with a ketchup/brown sugar glaze. Its soooooooooo good. I’m going to give this one a shot though! Mmmmmm Bacon….
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Awesome recipe 🙂 I’m a big fan.
Here’s a tasty meatloaf recipe you might like to try.
http://www.wascene.com/food-drink/tasty-meatloaf-recipe/
Thanks for sharing.
Sara
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