Aunt Mary’s Best Meatloaf Recipe
This best meatloaf recipe has been a family favorite for years! It is a traditional meatloaf recipe with the addition of Parmesan cheese and cooked layered in a generous amount of bacon for an extra delicious flavor!
Ingredients
Meatloaf Ingredients
12 slices of bread
2 cups milk
4 lbs. ground beef
2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
8 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 Tbps. parsley, chopped
1 (16 oz.) package bacon
Sauce Ingredients
2 cups ketchup
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Soak the bread in the milk in a bowl.
- Mix the remaining ingredients, except the bacon, in a second bowl.
- Mix the soaked bread into the ground beef mixture.
- Place a layer of bacon on the bottom of 2 loaf pans.
- Make the ground beef mixture into 2 loaves.
- Place one meatloaf into each loaf pan.
- Top the meatloaves with the remaining bacon slices.
- Stir sauce ingredients together. Pour half over the meatloaf. Use the other half of the sauce for basting and serving.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Add more sauce and bake for 25 more minutes.
