Meatloaf

1 onion, diced

1 green or red or yellow pepper, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 egg

1/3 cup bread crumbs

1 tsp salt

generous amount of ground pepper

1 tsp thyme

1 bay leaf, minced

1.5 lbs ground meat (some combo of turkey, pork, turkey or pork sausage)

6-8 slices of bacon

stir everything except meat in a large bowl

gently incorporate ground meat into the mix with your hands, not for long

shape into rectangular loaf in a shallow (2” sides) roasting pan

lay strips of bacon across loaf

bake 45 minutes in 350° oven

set under broiler for a few minutes to brown the bacon

remove loaf from oven & let sit 10-15 minutes

spoon out fat & other liquid leakage