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Cut the cheese in to 2 inch long and 1/4 inch wide strips.
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Set aside.
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Saute the mushrooms with 1 tbsp of the finely diced onion.
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Lightly Salt.
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When golden add 1/4 wine and 1 tsp finely chopped thyme. Let most of the wine cook away.
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Set aside.
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Saute the rest of the onion, celery & red pepper together until soft but not browned.
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In a large bowl mix all the herbs, seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, egg, milk with the bread crumbs.
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Add the sauteed vegetables and mix well.
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Using your hands mix in meat.
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Spray a foil lined baking pan with cooking spray.
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Put 2 strips strips of raw bacon down the center ( they will hang off the end of the pan).
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Put two strip of bacon across twice at about 2 inches from the center of the other bacon on either side ( they will hang off the side of the pan).
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Put about half the meat in the centre of the bacon strips and pat into an oval loaf shape.
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Arrange cheese on top of meat.
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Reserve 1/2 cup of mushrooms for sauce.
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Put the rest on top of cheese.
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Pat the rest of the meat over the top of mushrooms taking care to seal seams so that cheese does not leak out.
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Bring ends of bacon up and over the loaf.
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Bake at 350F for 1 hours till bacon is crisped and meat is done.
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Sauce:
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Stir flour into reserved mushrooms in a small sauce pan. add wine & stock and cook & stir until thickened & smooth.
