1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Cover the inside of a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with aluminum foil. 3. In a mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the ground chuck, sausage, bread crumbs, beaten eggs, salt, nutmeg, and pepper. 4. In a separate bowl, combine the pesto, 1 cup of the Cheddar cheese, the crumbled bacon,a nd the hard-cooked eggs. 5. Place the meat mixture between 2 sheets of waxed paper and roll into a rectangular shape about 1/3 inch thick. 6. Remove the top sheet of waxed paper and spread the pesto mixture all over the top of the flattened meat. 7. Roll up the meat like a jelly roll, peeling back the remaining waxed paper as you go. 8. Shape the ends of the roll, as needed, with your hands to form a neat cylindrical shape, entirely enclosing the pesto. 9. Place the meat loaf, seam side down, in the prepared baking pan. 10. Sprinkle the meat loaf with the remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. 11. Bake until cooked through and browned, 1 hour. 12. Pesto: Place the garlic and half of the olive oil in a food processor. 13. Process until the garlic is pureed. 14. Add the remaining oil, the basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan. 15. Process to a smooth paste. 16. The pesto should be fairly dry for the meat loaf. 17. If the puree is too wet, blot it with paper towels to remove excess oil. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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