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HawgDaddy's Meat Loaf.

You can have HawgDaddy's Meat Loaf using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of HawgDaddy's Meat Loaf

1. You need 3 lb of ground beef,chuck or round.
2. It's 1 lb of Johnsonvlle Sweet Italian Sausage.
3. You need of 10-15 Slices thick bacon depending on size of meatloaf.
4. Prepare 1 of onion diced (optional).
5. It's 1 of bell pepper (optional).
6. You need 1 of jalapeno pepper diced (optional).
7. It's 1 packages of Lipton onion soup mix.
8. It's 2 of eggs slightly beaten.
9. Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
10. You need 1 of salt to taste.
11. You need 1 of pepper to taste.
12. Prepare 1/2 cup of bread crumbs.
13. You need 1/4 cup of bbq sauce.

HawgDaddy's Meat Loaf step by step

1. Combine ground meat and sausage to loosely mix.
2. Add preferred amount of onion, bell pepper and jalapeno. May omit onion if using onion soup mix. Loosely mix.
3. Mix in onion soup mix (this makes it awesome!) and add eggs.
4. Salt and pepper to taste. Add bbq sauce and mix in..
5. Add 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs and combine. If needed, add more to dry up a little..
6. Put in loaf pan or shape in appropriate size on lined cookie sheet.
7. After shaping, form a "V" lengthwise in loaf. Put in up to 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and fold sides around to close.
8. After adding cheese, lay out bacon on a sheet or cutting board slightly overlapping. Lay meatloaf over the top 1/3 of bacon and roll downward to cover meatloaf turning ends. Place meatloaf on cooking sheet..
9. Cook at 375 for one hour or until internal temp reaches 170-175 degrees.
10. During last 15 minutes, top with bbq sauce and sprinkle with more cheddar cheese.
11. Allow to sit for up to 10 minutes before cutting for redistribution of juices.