The Last Meatloaf

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 lbs chuck roast
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup saltine crackers
• 1/2 cup dry milk
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 4 eggs
• 2 yellow onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 3 -4 slices bacon, thick deli type,cut in half.

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 f.
• 2 cut roast into 1/4 lb pieces, trim most fat.
• 3 grind meat in food processor one piece at a time.
• 4 combine dry ingredients in a blender, pulse 'til crackers are ground.
• 5 combine wet ingredients in 6 qt bowl, mix well. combine wet and dry, mix well, put 1/2 of it in another 6 qt bowl.
• 6 place 1/2 of the meat in each bowl, mix with hand mixer.
• 7 turn each bowl into the same greased 9x13 baking pan or dish, shape into loaf.
• 8 bake 45 min.
• 9 remove, top with halved bacon slices, bake 30 min. more.
• 10 use two giant spatulas to lift loaf out and place on platter.
• 11 nibble on the bacon while you're waiting for the loaf to cool.
• 12 goes great with smoky mashed potatoes.