Don't Let Your Meatloaf!

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 slices bread, cut into 1 " cubes
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 carrots, peeled
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 teaspoons horseradish
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 lb ground veal or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2-3/4 lb sliced bacon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (optional)
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard (optional)
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste (optional)
• 2 teaspoons water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 combine bread cubes and milk in small bowl, set aside.
• 3 place onion, garlic, carrots, celery and horseradish in bowl of food processor, fitted with metal blade.
• 4 process until finely chopped, but still recognizable.
• 5 heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• 6 add chopped vegetables, and cook until vegetables soften.
• 7 remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
• 8 in a large bowl, place: meats (except bacon) bread/milk mixture, eggs, parsley, mustard, salt pepper and vegetable mixture.
• 9 mix gently, but well.
• 10 place in ungreased baking dish and shape into one large, or two smaller loaves.
• 11 cover loaves with bacon slices, tucking ends under.
• 12 combine glaze ingredients in small bowl.
• 13 brush over loaf (loaves).
• 14 bake for approximately 90 minutes, or until meat thermometer reads 160 degrees when inserted into center of meatloaf.
• 15 if crisper bacon is desired, place under broiler- watch carefully!
• 16 let stand 10 minutes before slicing.