Herbed Meat Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 12 lb ground veal
• 12 lb ground lean pork
• 2 eggs
• 12 c fine bread crumbs
• 34 c chopped parsley
• 2 Tbsp fresh basil finely chopped or 1 Tbsp dried basil
• 14 c green pepper coarsely chopped
• 1 12 tsp salt
• 12 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• bacon slices to cover top

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 In mixing bowl combine all the ingredients except the bacon slices Using the hands blend well do not overwork the meat or it will produce a meat loaf that is too tightly packed Line 9-inch pie plate with aluminum foil and shape the meat mixture into an oval loaf Place the loaf on the foil and cover with bacon slices Bake 1 12 hours Serve with mushroom sauce or fresh tomato sauce