Ingredients
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium oniond, chopped fine
salt and pepper
1-1/2 large portobello mushrooms caps, chopped fine
1 green pepper, chopped fine
2 lbs. ground beef
1 lb spicy Italian sausage
1 cup bread crumbs
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
4 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp whipped cream cheese
3 eggs
1/2 lb bacon
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Saute garlic in 2 tbls oil till lightly browned and onions till translucent. Remove to a bowl, add a dash of salt and pepper.
Saute mushrooms in the remainingoil until water is released, about two minutes. and remove them to the bowl. Add more salt and pepper.
Put all other ingredients except the eggs and bacon in a second bowl.Combine thoroughly, but do not overmix.
Mix in the eggs and the ingredients of the first bowl.
Bake in the oven for an hour.
Saute the bacon until half done. Mid-way through baking the meat loaf lay the bacon across top of the loaf.
Serves 6 to 8.
