First effort at meatloaf. I guess it is actually a bacon wrapped roudale.
Aluminum foil, then half-cooked bacon, meat (beef, pork, turkey, and panchetta, with bread crumbs, egg, Italian herbs, and cayenne), then spinach, more meat, finally a core of aromatic (garlic, scallions, shallots, toasted almonds). Rolled tightly in the foil, baked at 400F to 140F internal, then unwrap the foil to crisp the bacon at 475F.
Served with a topping of fresh pesto and more toasted almonds.
The reason for this is that my wife and I are having a meatloaf throwdown with the kids as judge. I can't win with a straight meatloaf, she has that nailed, so I'm trying to do something fancy. I tested this on the kids tonight. They thought it was "okay", but would have voted for mom.