SWISS, BACON, MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Cut the cheese in to 2 inch long and 1/4 inch wide strips.
• Set aside.
• Saute the mushrooms with 1 tbsp of the finely diced onion.
• Lightly Salt.
• When golden add 1/4 wine and 1 tsp finely chopped thyme. Let most of the wine cook away.
• Set aside.
• Saute the rest of the onion, celery & red pepper together until soft but not browned.
• In a large bowl mix all the herbs, seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, egg, milk with the bread crumbs.
• Add the sauteed vegetables and mix well.
• Using your hands mix in meat.
• Spray a foil lined baking pan with cooking spray.
• Put 2 strips strips of raw bacon down the center ( they will hang off the end of the pan).
• Put two strip of bacon across twice at about 2 inches from the center of the other bacon on either side ( they will hang off the side of the pan).
• Put about half the meat in the centre of the bacon strips and pat into an oval loaf shape.
• Arrange cheese on top of meat.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of mushrooms for sauce.
• Put the rest on top of cheese.
• Pat the rest of the meat over the top of mushrooms taking care to seal seams so that cheese does not leak out.
• Bring ends of bacon up and over the loaf.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hours till bacon is crisped and meat is done.
• Sauce:.
• Stir flour into reserved mushrooms in a small sauce pan. add wine & stock and cook & stir until thickened & smooth.