Bacon makes it better. Everyone knows this. Since I had a pound of ground beef already thawed in the fridge and the below-freezing temperature making using the grill sound horrible, I decided to make up some meatloaf. This is one of Paul Dean's recipes. Instead of frying up the 10 slices of bacon in the original recipe, I used a 2.8 oz bag of Smithfield's Fully Cooked Bacon Bits - worked just as well and was way easier (plus I got them for just $1 on Publix's clearance table).
Hope you enjoy this recipe!
Paula's Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
1 lb ground beef
10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, or 1 (2.8 oz) bag fully cooked bacon bits
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs toasted or 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs or 1/4 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp mustard
1 (3 oz) can French fried onions
Preheat oven to 350. Place all ingredients except ketchup, mustard, and French fried onions in large mixing bowl. In small bowl, combine ketchup and mustard. Add half of ketchup mixture to large bowl and stir until evenly combined. Reserve other half of ketchup mixture. Pat meat mixture into greased loaf pan. Spread reserved ketchup mixture over the meat. Bake 40 minutes. Sprinkle French fried onions on top and bake another 15 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink.
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