
My boyfriend really enjoyed this recipe! The Italian sausage added a great flavor and the relish really kept the meatloaf moist. The bacon was a good addition but didn’t overpower the rest of the flavors. I will be sure to make this again.
- Tomato Relish:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded and finely diced
- 4 plum tomatoes, halved, seeded, and finely diced
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1 12 ounce bottle of ketchup
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper
- Meatloaf:
- 1/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound Italian sausage, casing removed
- 2 eggs
- Leaves from 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- Salt and pepper
- 3 bacon slices
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Chop the onion, garlic, red peppers and tomatoes.
- To make the tomato relish, add olive oil to a pan over medium heat. Saute the onion, garlic and bay leaves for 2 minutes.
- Add the red peppers and cook for 3 minutes or until soft.
- Add the tomatoes and stir.
- Add the parsley, ketchup and Worcestershire and season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer for 5 minutes and remove from heat. Allow to cool.
- In a small bowl, add the bread crumbs and the milk, stirring to combine. It should have a paste like consistency.
- In a large mixing bowl, remove the sausage from its casing. Add the ground beef.
- Combine with 1.5 cups tomato relish, eggs and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Add the breadcrumbs, and combine all the ingredients.
- Add the mixture to a loaf pan.
- Coat the meatloaf with a 1/2 cup of the tomato relish. Add the bacon strips on top lengthwise.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the bacon is crisp, rotating every 20 minutes so that the bacon cooks evenly. Remove from the oven and cool before slicing.
- Serve with the remaining tomato relish.
Yes bacon really makes everything better.
I agree with Culinary Lens. Bacon makes everything taste better.
Mmmm….bacon!!! This sounds great! I recently got some Himalayan pink salt and organic peppercorns from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com and I’ll have to try them out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, I love meatloaf! The addition of Italian sausage is a wonderful idea~
Ah! Meatloaf! My favorite recession food!! I’ve made it 100 different way but never with sausage or bacon. I can’t wait to try this.
I haven’t had meatloaf in so long, but this recipe sounds really tasty, especially with the bacon!