Bacon Wrapped Mini Meat Loaf

Bacon Wrapped Mini Meat Loaf Recipe | In The Kitchen With KP | Easy Dinner Recipe

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I like that the thick cut HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® bacon is a bit longer of a strip than the center cut variety. The size was great for for wrapping around my mini meat loaves.

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Bacon Wrapped Mini Meat Loaf

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour

Author: KP

Recipe type: Entree

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef
¾ Cup salad dressing spread or your favorite mayonnaise
½ Cup Italian bread crumbs
1 package onion soup mix
1 package BLACK LABEL® thick cut bacon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 385 degrees F.
Prepare a baking pan with a wire rack insert with a light coating of cooking spray on the rack.
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, salad dressing, bread crumbs, and onion soup mix. Mix thoroughly.
Divide meat mixture into 8 equal portions.
Form each portion of the meat mixture into a small loaf.
Wrap each loaf with a strip (or two) of bacon, so mini loaf is covered.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until meat loaf is cooked through.
Remove meat loaves from oven and turn over.
Raise oven temperature to 425 degrees F and return mini loaves to oven to crisp bacon 5-7 minutes. Turn loaves again and repeat so all wrapped bacon is crisp.
Remove from oven to set 3-5 minutes, and then serve with your favorite sides.