Ann Landers' World Famous Meatloaf

I am fairly certain as a child I loathed meatloaf, but for some reason I decided to make it for my family many years ago and now I love it! The hubby and all 3 of my kids love it too.  This is super simple and takes ingredients I usually have readily at hand in my pantry.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tsp Accent
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 pkg dry Lipton Onion Soup mix (I actually use 2)

Directions

• Mix all together (I just use my hands in a big bowl)
• Cover with 2 strips of bacon and an 8 oz can of tomato sauce (I've never actually done the bacon part)
• Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees

I used to cook this in traditional loaf pans, but tonight I am making it as a big mound in the center of a 9x13 (something I read was a better way to cook it).  I'll report back on my results.