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4 slices of
thick bacon
½ small
onion, diced
1 large
celery, diced
1 large
carrot, grated
1 small
zucchini, grated
1 .25 lb
ground turkey (or beef or pork, or a mix of all three)
2 slices of
bread, diced and soaked in milk (I used a crusty, rustic bread)
1 egg
2 garlic
cloves, minced or pressed
¼ cup of
minced Italian parsley
Salt and
pepper
Preheat oven
to 350 degrees.
In a medium
frying pan, cook two slices of the bacon. Roughly chop and set aside. Using the
bacon grease, sauté the onion, celery, carrot and zucchini over med-high heat for
3-4 minutes.
In a large
bowl, combine ground meat, cooked bacon, sautéed veggies, bread (squeeze milk
out first), egg, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix just until ingredients
are combined. Do not over mix so meat is mushy. If mixture is too wet, add
dried cubed bread.
In a round
pan, mold meat mixture into a ring with a hole in the middle. Place extra bacon
slices on top. Bake uncovered for 35 minutes or until middle reaches 180
degrees.
Enjoy over
mashed potatoes or rice. Makes great cold meatloaf sandwiches the next day!
