I use 1 1/2# of ground beef and almost 1# of bulk sausage, small diced onion, Onion soup mix, beef granules, bread crumbs, eggs, tomato sauce. While mixing all that I have 3-4 strips of bacon frying up. Drain then chop the bacon. Put bacon aside. After putting the meatloaf together, I make "ditch" down the middle of the meatloaf. Fill that in with the bacon. I squeeze or save some of the meatloaf mixture to lay on top of the bacon. I don't use much seasoning because of the sausage and other ingredients. I use no water in my meatloaf. My meatloaf is very moist. I use this same mixture sans the bacon but add parmesan and garlic for meatballs. I use icecream scoop for the meatballs. brown in a skillet then into the oven.