Bacon Wrapped Heart Attack Meatloaf Recipes

BACON WRAPPED HEART ATTACK "MEATLOAF"

Steps:

• Cut your French bread loaf in half (depending on its size of course -- You want it to be about 6 inches long). Hollow out about half of the middle, as far as you can (see my picture -- You want it to have a layer of bread still all the way around so don't overdo it). Stuff the smoked sausage into it, trimming it to be even with the bread. Repeat with second half of bread.
• Mix ground beef thru basil. Take half and flatten into a square onto a cookie sheet. Put the bread/sausage on top and wrap the meatloaf mixture around it completely.
• On a plate or cutting board take 10 strips of bacon and weave them together. Wrap them around the meatloaf -- sometimes they won't reach all the way and that's fine, just keep the pretty woven part on top and hide the ends on the bottom. Repeat with other 10 strips and loaf.
• Cook on cookie sheet at 375 for 45 minutes (or till done).

BACON WRAPPED MEATLOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the bread in a large bowl and pour the milk over. Let soak a few minutes, then squeeze through your fingers to combine. Add the egg, onion, parsley, dry mustard, caraway and coriander and mix well. Add the ground beef, ground pork, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and several grinds of pepper. Mix well with your hands to combine.
• In a small bowl, stir together the ketchup, steak sauce, mustard and brown sugar.
• Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and form into balls. Wrap each ball with 1 strip of bacon. Place, without touching, on a rimmed baking sheet or in a large braiser. Brush with a light coating of the glaze. Bake until the fat from the bacon has rendered, about 20 minutes.
• Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
• Brush the meatloaves with the remaining glaze. Continue to bake until the meatloaves are cooked through, the bacon is crisp and the glaze is shiny, 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove to a platter or plates to serve, leaving the drippings behind. (Save drippings for the Cheesy Mashed Potatoes & Gravy.)