This week's My Girl, Paula! theme is "Anything Goes," making this smorgasbord of ingredients a logical choice. Want mayo, ketchup, and mustard? Sure, throw it in. Cheese? Yup. Bacon? Absolutely. French fried onions too? Why not! Far from being your everyday meatloaf, this monster of a meal packs a huge flavor punch--and the calorie count to match. Lighten it up a bit by choosing a lean ground beef (or ground turkey), turkey bacon, light mayo, and/or reduced-fat cheese. Your pants will thank you.
Recipe Notes:
- I found this to be a tad on the salty side, even with the salt omitted. Blame it on the bacon, I guess.
- I placed 2 slices of bread on the bottom of my loaf pan to absorb the excess oil. It worked, but the bread was hopelessly stuck to the meat. Squishy, grease-soaked bread ≠ yum.
- The recipe calls for a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. As you can see, this produces a very squat meatloaf! I'd go for an 8x4x3-inch loaf pan, if you have it. Or shape it into a loaf as directed and bake on a broiler pan.
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
Recipe by Paula Deen (Link)
1 lb. ground chuck
10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
8 oz. package sharp Cheddar, grated
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
¼ cup bread crumbs, toasted
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 Tbl. Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp. salt (not really necessary considering the bacon and cheese)
¼ tsp. ground black pepper
⅓ cup ketchup
2 Tbl. prepared mustard
1 (2.8 oz) can French fried onions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck and next 8 ingredients, mixing well.
In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and mustard. Stir ¼ cup ketchup mixture into meat mixture, reserving remaining ketchup mixture.
Press meat mixture into a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, or shape into a loaf and place on a rack in a broiler pan. Spread remaining ketchup mixture over loaf. Bake 40 minutes. Top with French fried onions; bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink.
Oh man this sounds like a heart attack in meatloaf form!
ReplyDeletewowza! thanks for the tips on the meatloaf too...never heard of the bread trick before, but it makes sense..to bad it stuck!
ReplyDeleteI always wondered about Paula's bacon cheeseburger meatloaf. It just sounds so good. I sometimes form and bake my meatloaves on the broiler pan so that the grease goes down through the slats, but I like your idea of the bread trick too!
ReplyDeleteI'll be back to see your butter chicken. Someone left me a comment that I could've used greek yogurt in place of the cream. Thought I would pass that on to you as well. I'm gonna give the yogurt a try one of these days. I guess that would make it healthy, right?
Haha I can't say I would love to try this since it is a MEATloaf, but maybe I'll make it for the boy one day. He does love his hearty dinners :).
ReplyDeleteI thought this was really good.
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