2
large eggs
1½
pounds ground beef
½
pound bulk pork sausage, mild
1
(16-ounce) can tomato peeled whole, chopped and juice reserved
¾
cup saltine cracker fine crumbs (about 20 crackers)
½
cup onion, finely chopped
2
tablespoons parsley, chopped
1
teaspoon salt
1/8
teaspoon pepper
3
slices bacon cut in half crosswise
Preheat
oven to 350*.
In
a large mixing bowl, beat eggs with a fork. Add beef, sausage, tomatoes with
reserved juice, cracker crumbs, onion, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix until well
blended. Press firmly into a
9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Run a thin knife around edge and invert meat loaf into a
shallow baking dish (about 12x 2-inch). Arrange bacon pieces on top.
Bake
for 1 hour. Spoon off fat drippings. Bake 30 minutes longer or until no longer
pink in center. Drain off any additional drippings.
Cover
loosely with foil and let stand for 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter.