Devastatingly Delicious Meatloaf - The Best You Ever Had!!!!!!!!

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb 80% lean ground beef
• 8 ounces ground veal
• 8 ounces ground lamb (note ( a "meatloaf variety" pack of beef lamb and veal may be used.)
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup ground parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• 1/2 cup canned peeled tomato, drained and roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup finely diced celery
• 1/2 cup finely diced onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 6 slices of raw bacon
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup dripping, from the meatloaf
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 large button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• coarse salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425°f.
• 2 in a large bowl thoroughly combine the beef, lamb, and veal.
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat the eggs, and then stir in the milk and oats.
• 4 pour the egg mixture into the meat mixture and combine thoroughly.
• 5 add the remaining ingredients and combine again until fully incorporated.
• 6 form into a loaf in a roasting pan.
• 7 cover meatloaf with the slices of raw bacon and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
• 8 remove to a platter and keep warm while making the mushroom gravy. (note: be sure to reserve 1/2 cup drippings for the gravy.).
• 9 for the mushroom gravy: pour the water into the meatloaf's roasting pan and stir and scrape with a wooden spoon or whisk to loosen the browned bits at the bottom.
• 10 pour the reserved meatloaf drippings into a 2-quart saucepan and warm over medium heat.
• 11 gradually stir in the flour until smooth. add the sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes.
• 12 slowly stir in the liquid from the roasting pan and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• 13 season with salt and pepper to taste.