Barbecue Bacon Meatloaf Dinner

I have heard of people adding bacon to the center of their meatloaf, but never throughout the whole meatloaf.  I thought it would be interesting to try something different and it came out great!  Happy cooking and eating!

Recipe: Barbecue Bacon Meatloaf

Ingredients:
3lbs of lean ground beef (you can use ground round, ground chuck, etc.)
About 4-5 slices of bacon
1/2 jar of salsa
1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce (divided)
Seasoning (season all, garlic, black pepper)
Bread crumbs (original style)
1 egg

Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Place your ground beef in a large bowl.  Season your meat with the seasonings listed above.  In a separate small bowl, crack your egg, whisk and then add to your meat.  Then add some breadcrumbs to the meat (I used about a 1/2 cup).  Next add 1/2 jar of salsa (I used medium, but if you are not a fan of anything hot, just use mild and if you like a little heat to your food, use the hot salsa).  In a pan, pre-cook your bacon.  Then chop it up into pieces and add to the meat mixture.  Mix well.

2. In a large backing pan, spray it with some cooking spray.  Then form your meat into a big oval shape. Add 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce on top of the meatloaf after you have formed it (also add some in the actual pan...this will be the juice you use for your mash potatoes).  Cover and bake in the oven for one hour.

3. After one hour, uncover the meatloaf, add the other half of the BBQ sauce on top and then bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.

4. Serve.  We served ours with mash potatoes and green beans.
*Side Note: I used the salsa because it not only adds flavor, there are already chopped onions and green peppers in the salsa.

ENJOY!!!