Categories: Main Dish
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 pound pork sausage
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup bread crumbs (I used Panko, available in the Asian food department)
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1 tsp. seasoned salt
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 6 slices bacon
- Sliced cheese (I used Colby Jack)
Directions
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Combine the meats, eggs, bread crumbs, ketchup, seasoned salt, and Italian seasoning. Divide in half.
- Form one half into a loaf and place it in a treated casserole dish.
- Place sliced cheese on top, leaving an inch border all the way around on the outside.
- Put the other half of the meat on top of the cheese, and press down on the edges to seal.
- Drape bacon over top of the meatloaf, overlapping slightly, and tuck the ends underneath.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 90 minutes or until you get an internal reading of 160 degrees F.
- Let the meatloaf rest a few minutes before slicing.
- The rule of thumb is to cook meatloaf 30 minutes for every pound of meat.
- Use a meat thermometer to make sure it’s fully cooked.