Candied Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 6 slicesThick Cut bacon
• 1 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 cup whole milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork

Brown Sugar Glaze:

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F
2. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
3. Combine bread crumbs, milk, eggs, salt, parsley, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, onion powder, garlic in a large bowl. Mix well.
4. Combine the beef and pork into egg mixture and mix together well using your hands making sure to combine all ingredients well.
5. Form into a loaf and place into the prepared loaf pan.
6. Place the bacon slices along the top of the loaf like you see in my uncooked photo.
7. Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack for 40 minutes.
8. While the loaf is cooking, combine all glaze ingredients in a small bowl until well combined.
9. Remove loaf from the oven and brush glaze mixture evenly over the top.
10. Increase oven temperature to 400F and cook an additional 8 minutes
11. Use a meat instant-read thermometer and insert into the center, it should read at least 160F
12. Allow to rest for about 10 minutes before cutting.
13. ENJOY!