Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Recipe

A close up view of meatloaf sliced open and cooked bacon strips on top.

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Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Recipe

The best meatloaf recipe bursting with flavor. It is stuffed with a sauteed vegetable and spice mixture, cheeses, then wrapped in bacon.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Dinner & Main Dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon meatloaf, best meatloaf, meatloaf, meatloaf recipe, stuffed meatloaf

Servings:

Calories: 596kcal

Author: Lisa Hatfield

Cost: $15

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 cup onion finely chopped
½ cup celery finely chopped
3 cloves garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 pounds ground beef 85/15
1 ½ cups sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup flour AP flour or almond flour
½ cup grated parmesan
1 tablespoon soy sauce or swap Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon cracked pepper
cooking spray coconut prefered
12 pieces fully cooked bacon

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a medium baking dish with cooking spray.
Place a small skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil, then add finely chopped onion, celery, salt, and pepper. Stir for 3 minutes, until soft and then add garlic, oregano, and chile powder. Stir for another 2 minutes. Turn off heat.
In a large bowl, add the ground beef, sauteed vegetable/spice mixture, grated cheddar cheese, flour (almond or regular AP flour), Parmesan cheese, eggs, and soy sauce.
Using a spatula, mix until well combined and all the ingredients are mixed throughout the ground beef.
Shape the meatloaf mixture into a long oval loaf shape. Place in the sprayed baking dish. Place the precooked bacon strips diagonally, slightly overlapping covering the entire surface.
Bake on center rack for 1 hour at 400 degrees until the internal temperature reaches 160+ degrees. Use a meat thermometer and be sure it is cooked to 160 degrees, a safe internal temperature for ground beef. If the bacon is browning too dark, tent with a piece of aluminum foil.
Let rest about 5 minutes before slicing so it holds together. If any liquid is in the baking dish, discard and slice into thick slices and serve warm.

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Notes

Ground Beef

Ground beef that is 85% lean and 15% fat works great in this recipe. You can go with leaner beef but will lose some of the lightness and flavor of the meatloaf due to its lower fat content.

160 degrees is a safe internal temperature for cooked ground beef.

Fully Cooked Bacon

It is packaged and pre-cooked bacon strips within a resealable package. You will find it in the bacon section of the grocery store. It saves time and keeps the stovetop clean as you don't have to cook the bacon.

There is no prep and no mess. It can be easily reheated and made crisp for use in recipes.

PRO TIP: I tested this recipe with fully cooked bacon, if you can't find that, precook your bacon in the microwave until most of the fat renders out yet it is still pliable to bend on the meatloaf.

Cheeses

For this recipe, I went with cheddar and parmesan. You could try different cheese varieties like Colby, Monterey Jack, Pepperjack, or even Swiss. I use grated parmesan in a lot of my recipes, good swaps here are grated asiago or pecorino romano.

Flour

If you are avoiding carbs and wheat/flour in general, you can swap in almond flour just fine.

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