Bacon And Brown Sugar Meatloaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cooking spray
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
3/4 cup crushed unsalted saltine crackers
2 eggs
3/4 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
6 slices bacon

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.
Spread ketchup over the bottom of the loaf pan; spread brown sugar over the ketchup.
Combine ground beef, crackers, eggs, onion, garlic, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Form mixture into a loaf and place in the prepared pan. Lay bacon strips on top in a lattice or other pattern.
Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear and bacon is cooked, about 1 hour.