meatloaf my kid will actually eat

so my kid will eat pretty much any fruit, vegetable, bean, grain, and eggs in any form.  he will not eat meat or fish.  unless, it is an all beef hot dog or breakfast sausage.  quinoa? sure! barley salad? sure! blueberries? sure! chicken? nope!  i am not overly concerned because i don't believe meat is all that necessary in a diet.  however, i am married to meat lover-mike.  so it can make dinner time tricky.  so i am always making our sides very veggie heavy and adding quinoa or beans, if necessary.  but, friends, i made a meatloaf that my kid ate....apparently hoisin sauce is the trick with this kid.  dude loves it. 

hoisin meatloaf inspired and adapted from this bon appetit recipe and time for dinner cookbook (pages 136-139)
1 1/2 lb. ground meat (i used venison)
6 pieces of bacon, diced
1" piece ginger, peeled and grated
1 large carrot, grated
1 bunch green onions, white and pale parts, sliced thin
1/4 c. hoisin sauce
3/4 -1 c. breadcrumbs
1/2 t. chinese five spice
in skillet, fry bacon until crispy.  remove from pan and add carrots, ginger, and green onions.  cook until soft and golden.  remove and let cool with bacon.  when cooled combine with ground meat, breadcrumbs, hoisin sauce, and chinese five spice.  form into a loaf and bake at 350 degrees for about 30-40 minutes.  during the last ten minutes of cooking time, drizzle another 1/4 c. of hoisin sauce over meatloaf. 
{can be assembled the night before &
makes a great sandwich the next day with a bit of coleslaw on top}
...i served it wirh roasted brussel sprouts and cauliflower drizzled with this ginger-scallion sauce from DALS. and, by the way, that salmon + brussel sprouts recipe is totally worth making.