Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

By KennyB07

Ingredients

• 4 Eggs
• 1/2 Cup (No Salt) Ketchup
• 1/2 Cup Reduced Sodium Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
• 1 Tsp. Black Pepper
• 1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
• 1 Cup Chopped Red Onion
• 2 Cups Shredded Medium Cheddar
• 1 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs

Preparation

Step 1

A meatloaf has fallen from heaven! It's that good! 4.5 lbs. of 80/20 ground beef mixed with bacon, medium cheddar cheese herbs spices and Worcestershire smoked low & slow with hickory to make a tender full flavored meatloaf that is very moist. It was a big hit with my family and now their favorite of my meatloaf recipes.

First things first. Get your cooker pre-heating to 225 degrees. Slow cook 9 strips of thick sliced bacon. Once the bacon is cooked, chop it up as we will mix it into the meat later on.

In a medium mixing bowl combine the following ingredients.

4 Eggs
1/2 Cup (No Salt) Ketchup
1/2 Cup Reduced Sodium Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
1 Tsp. Black Pepper
1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
Mix the ingredients thoroughly.

Place 4.5 lbs. of 80/20 ground beef into a large mixing bowl. Using your fingers poke holes into the meat. This allows the egg mixture to be mixed in with ease. Next pour the egg mixture over the meat. thoroughly mix the liquid into the meat.

Add the following ingredients.1 Cup Chopped Red Onion
2 Cups Shredded Medium Cheddar
1 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs

Using latex food grade cloves thoroughly mix the ingredients into the beef. Once mixed, let the meat rest in the fridge for at least an hour to allow the flavored to meld. Once the meat has rested, place the meat on a baking sheet or butcher block and form one large meatloaf.

Once the meatloaf is formed carefully transfer the meatloaf to a greased smoking rack. Squeeze on some ketchup and coat the top and sides.

By now you should have a beautiful meatloaf. Now we take beautiful and make "Sexy" by adding bacon! Yes bacon... Drape strips of bacon over the meatloaf. As the bacon render down the bacon fat will add flavor to the meatloaf.

Place the meatloaf's near the center of your smoker. The smoker should be pre-heated to 225 degrees. Cook the meatloaf until it reaches an internal temp of 160 degrees.

Pull the meatloaf when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Let stand covered 15-20 minutes. Once rested, slice and serve. Slice only what you eat. This will keep the rest of the meat that gets refrigerated stay nice and moist.

This is a very easy recipe to make and requires little preparation time.

Enjoy the meatloaf!