Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

A little over a week ago my Feb/March issue of Fine Cooking magazine arrived. Cover pictures need to catch your attention and boy did they ever manage that with this one. A picture of bacon wrapped meatloaf graces their cover. Amazing. I mean who would ever think to do something like that? I sure never had. Have you? I immediately took a picture with my phone and sent it to the Mr, he was very approving of such an idea.

There’s more options than just bacon wrapped meatloaf though! Both in the magazine and on their website they allow you to create your own version with different meat options, vegetables, other mix-ins such as various cheeses, herbs, spices and liquids such as beer or wine. It’s a pretty neat feature that they seem to do with a new item every so often. I knew I wanted to make a bacon wrapped meatloaf. I mean come on, after seeing the cover I couldn’t resist! But then the decision was what to add in. Even the meats didn’t have to be the standard run of the mill meatloaf variety. So much fun!

My personal variety ended up having a nice spicy kick to it, which as always can be toned down or cut out completely. And of course, it was wrapped in bacon. I practically used an entire package of bacon! Crazy but boy did the house smell incredible! Due to my fattier meat choice and the obvious greasy fatty bacon, the meatloaf sat and cooked in a hot greasy liquid. The only issue that created was carefully removing the tray from the oven and also removing the cooked meatloaf from the pan. Honestly it wasn’t that big of a deal, just remember to be careful and not have children or little furballs running around nearby when you’re dealing with this particular dish. The meatloaf turned out to be moist and spicy, very different from any other I’ve made before. It’s a definite winner.

I highly recommend making this. It’d be great for a weeks worth of lunches or a small dinner party. One meatloaf should serve 8-12 depending on the thickness of your slices.