Nourishing Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (plus more for greasing pan)
• 1 small red onions cut into quarters
• 1 large carrots coarsely chopped
• 2 celery stalks coarsely chopped
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 large eggs (optional)
• ½ cups chestnut flour
• 1½ teaspoons dried thyme
• 1½ teaspoons Herbamare (or sea salt)
• ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• ¼ cups parsley
• 2 tablespoons organic yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• 4 slices organic bacon