Bacon Weaved Meat Loaf

First attempt to spiffy up my same boring meatloaf.....here goes:

I got this recipe from my Mom and I of course changed it up because onions are not my fav!!

Prize Winning Meat Loaf from the Oatmeal box
makes 8 servings

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef  (local store does a package mix for meat loaf...
                                             it has beef, pork and veal? so I use that)
1 cup tomato juice

3/4 cup Quaker Oats (uncooked quick or old fashioned)

1 egg or 2 egg whites, slightly beaten (I use one egg)

1/4 cup chopped onion (I don't add this)

1/2 teas salt ~ optional  (I don't add this)

1/4 teas black pepper  (I don't add this)

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine all ingredients; mix lightly but thoroughly.  Press into 8x4" loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.  Drain; let stand 5 minutes.

For the bacon weave I laid out 6 slices of bacon in one direction and starting in the middle weaved cross slices until it was almost like a square.  I put the meat mixture in the center, wrapped the bacon ends up and then flipped it over and baked it in a baking dish for about 1 hour and 15 mins.  I wanted crispy bacon.