Bacon and Brown Sugar Meatloaf

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 0.5 cups ketchup
• 0.5 cups packed brown sugar
• 1.5 pounds ground beef
• 0.75 cups crushed unsalted saltine crackers
• 2 large eggs
• 0.75 medium onion , chopped
• 3 cloves garlic , minced, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 6 slices bacon

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Spread ketchup over the bottom of the loaf pan; spread brown sugar over ketchup.

3. 3

   Mix together ground beef, crackers, eggs, onion, garlic, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until well combined. Form mixture into a loaf and place in the prepared pan. Lay bacon strips on top in a lattice or other pattern.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear and bacon is cooked, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of meatloaf should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).