Bacon-topped Meatloaf with Mushrooms and Gravy. For a decadent touch, the meatloaf is wrapped in bacon and served with a velvety mushroom gravy. Instead of using breadcrumbs to bind this meatloaf, you tear up bread into small pieces to provide delicate pockets of softness in each slice of meatloaf. This meatloaf is dressed up with a seasoned mushroom gravy.
It actually dates, in one form or another—patties or. This bacon wrapped meatloaf is the ultimate comfort food! It's smothered in a savory mushroom gravy and you won't believe it's actually good for you. You can have Bacon-topped Meatloaf with Mushrooms and Gravy using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Bacon-topped Meatloaf with Mushrooms and Gravy
- Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
- You need 1 lb of ground pork.
- Prepare 2 of eggs.
- Prepare 1/2 c of ground golden flaxseeds.
- It's 2 c of carrots, shredded.
- It's 1 of med. onion, chopped.
- You need 1 of green bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
- You need 1 tap of sea salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
- It's 4 strips of bacon.
- It's 2 T of EVOO, coconut oil or butter.
- You need 4 oz of button mushrooms, sliced.
- You need 1 c of beef broth.
- You need 2 c of carrots, shredded.
Since it's mostly made in the oven, I'd say that this recipe is a simple one that doesn't leave you exhausted and sweating like some stove-top ones do! What ratio you using for your meatloaf? I did not wrap the loaf with bacon I covered the top instead. I topped with swiss cheese and more mushrooms.
Bacon-topped Meatloaf with Mushrooms and Gravy instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F..
- In large bowl, combine beef, pork, eggs, flaxseeds, carrots, onion, bell pepper, salt abd pepper. Spread evenly in a 9x13 pan. Lay bacon strips on top, cover with foil and bake 1 hour..
- In skillet, heat oil ir butter. Cook mushrooms. Remove from heat and set aside..
- After baking meatloaf an hour, remove from oven. Remove foil and pour drippings into skillet with mushrooms. Return meatloaf to oven uncovered, cook for 30 min or until thermometer inserted is 160°F and meat no longer pink..
- Place mushroom mixture over low heat and add broth. Add coconut flour 1 T at a time until desired thickness. Salt and pepper to taste..
- Slice meatloaf and serve topped with gravy..
I was inspired to make this bacon-topped, veggie-laden meatloaf after watching this video on Chow.com. I wasn't brought up on bad I heated the butter over medium heat in a large cast iron skillet and tossed in the chopped onions and mushrooms along with some salt and pepper to taste. Baked the meatloaf in the skillet that you sauteed mushrooms in, and once the loaf was resting, used the same skillet (and meat drippings) to build our gravy. In a small bowl, combine milk and cornstarch; set aside. In a large skillet, melt butter over high heat.