Alabama Meatloaf

Name: Alabama Meatloaf
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 2 meatloaves, 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs lean ground beef; 1 lb ground pork; 1 large green bell pepper, minced; 1 small onion, minced; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 4 cups soft breadcrumbs; 3/4 cup finely chopped smoked ham (from the deli); 1/3 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons hot sauce; 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce; 4 slices bacon

Submitted by KittyKitty

"The hot sauce and brown sugar are a nice combination, and it is really different with the deli ham and ground pork added to the ground beef. I recently discovered this, after "rediscovering" meatloaf, and this is very good."

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Ready In:: 1hr 25mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 2 meatloaves
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 large green bell pepper, minced
1 small onion, minced
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups soft breadcrumbs
³⁄₄ cup finely chopped smoked ham (from the deli)
¹⁄₃ cup ketchup
¹⁄₄ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 slices bacon

directions

Stir together first 12 ingredients in a large bowl, just until combined. Shape mixture into 2 ( 9x 4 inch) loaves; place in an aluminum foil lined broiler pan.
Pour half of tomato sauce evenly over each loaf, and arrange 2 bacon slices over each loaf.
Bake at 350F for 1 hour. let meat loaf stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Reviews

I made this tonight for my husband and I and he said, it was the best meatloaf he's ever had. It was sweet, flavorfull, moist and sticky on top. Coming from a Southern girl, quite a nice surprise. Will make again and again!!

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WOW!! this was the BEST meatloaf we have ever had :) I scaled it down to make 1 meatloaf since its just the two of us. I omitted the tomato sauce and used some ketchup for the top. Also used black forest ham and added a dash of Hickory Smoked Liquid to the meatloaf mixture to give the smoked favor. The favors were just fabulous!! a touch of sweetness with a ting of spice, just wonderful :) I want to add that the meatloaf took 2 hrs instead of 1 in my oven. Not sure if it was my oven or if the recipe was off in the time for baking. My husband told me after dinner that I had found the best meatloaf recipe he had ever had so with this said... This is the meatloaf I will make from now on. Thank you so much for sharing this FANTASTIC recipe!! :)

Marsha D.