Shelly's Recipe

MEATLOAF - FAMILY FAVORITE

Category: Meatloaf

1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground Italian sausage
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup milk
2 slices bread, torn into pieces or 6 crackers, broken into pieces
1 tsp salt and garlic powder
1 each small onion and red bell pepper and 2 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 tsp sage
1/4 tsp pepper
4-6 slices bacon

Piquant Sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tbsp bbq sauce
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Combine meatloaf ingredients. Make the sauce and add half the sauce to the meat mixture; mix well and transfer to a baking dish and form into a loaf. Spread the remaining sauce over top and cover with bacon slices. Bake at 350 for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours.