Slow-Cooker Meatloaf with Bacon

Slow-Cooker Meatloaf with Bacon

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

3 egg whites

1 1/2 cups finely chopped white button mushrooms

3/4 cup finely minced onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp tamari

2 tsp fresh thyme leaves

3/4 tsp dried oregano

3/4 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

4 slices turkey bacon

Cracked black pepper

Directions:

Mix the first 11 ingredients (everything but the bacon and cracked black pepper) in a large bowl. Shape the mixture into a flattened ball, and place it in the slow cooker. Top with the turkey bacon, and sprinkle generously with cracked black pepper. Cook on low for 4 hours, or until a thermometer

inserted into the center of the meatloaf reads 160 degrees.

Serves 8