Meatloaf Wellington

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground veal or 1/2 lb you can sub ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups cracker crumbs
• 3/4 cup ketchup (i always use hunt's)
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 (2 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 4 bacon, strips
• 2 (8 ounce) packages crescent roll dough
• 1 egg , lightly beaten with
• 1 tablespoon water
• flour

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350•.
• 2 mix meats together by hand in a large bowl.
• 3 add worcestershire sauce, eggs, cracker crumbs, ketchup, water and soup mix.
• 4 mix by hand and shape into a loaf in a greased, shallow baking dish.
• 5 drape the loaf with bacon strips.
• 6 bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until done.
• 7 cool 10 to 15 minutes.
• 8 separate 2 packages of crescent roll dough into 6 rectangles (2 crescent forms make 1 rectangle).
• 9 reserve the remaining 2 for decorating.
• 10 overlap the triangles on a large, lightly floured surface to make a large rectangle.
• 11 gently press together the seams and perforations.
• 12 place over meat loaf and mold to fit.
• 13 trim off excess dough.
• 14 use remaining rectangles to make a design for the top; cookie cutters work great, you can also make ropes and tie them into bows and such.
• 15 brush dough with egg and return loaf to the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.
• 16 makes 6 to 8 servings.