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Gluten Free Meatloaf with Bacon
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Author: Jan Withington
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- MEATLOAF
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- ½ cup Ener-G Bread Crumbs (This is Gluten Free)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- salt and pepper
- 4-5 bacon slices Hempler's Smoked Bacon (this is gluten free)
- TOMATO RELISH
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tomatoes, halved, seeded, and finely diced
- 2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and finely diced
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins are Gluten Free)
- 1 (14 ounces) bottle ketchup (Heinz, Hunts brands are Gluten Free)
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
- Coat skillet with olive oil over medium heat. Saute onion, garlic, and bay leaves for few minutes.
- Add red bell peppers and cook for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, parsley, ketchup, and Worcestershire; season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer the relish for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef and pork with 1½ cup of the tomato relish, eggs, thyme, and bread crumbs; season with salt and pepper.
- Lightly oil a rimmed baking pan.
- Transfer the meat mixture to the center of the baking pan and form into a log.
- Coat the top of the meatloaf with ½ cup tomato relish. Lay bacon crosswise.
- Bake the meatloaf for 1½ hours until bacon is crispy and the meatloaf is firm. Rotate meatloaf few times to cook the bacon evenly.
- Serve with the remaining relish.
