With a little sand shovel for serving, this really rich desert is perfect for bringing to picnic occasions. Don’t be fooled by the name, either; the food tastes great!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 6 slices bacon
- 8 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, cut into quarters
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Combine ground beef, eggs and 2 tablespoons of ketchup in a large bowl. Mix well, then add bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, oregano, basil, pepper, and onion. Set mixture aside. Line the bottom of a 9×13 inch pan with bacon, widthwise. Place half of the meat mixture across the top of the bacon. Lay 3 of the 4 pieces of Cheddar cheese across the center of the meat, lengthwise. Cover the cheese with the second half of the meat mixture and mold the meat into a loaf shape. Pull the ends of the bacon up and around the loaf. Spread 1 tablespoon of ketchup thinly over the loaf.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Remove from the oven.
- Cut the final piece of Cheddar cheese into slices and place on top of the meat loaf. Return the meat loaf to the oven and continue baking until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the meat loaf to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 589 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 207 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 44 g |
| Saturated Fat | 17 g |
| Sodium | 946 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 38 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Added Worcestershire sauce basil
I made it exactly as is. Delicious.
Followed this recipe as written, and used the pellet grill versus the oven (the ONLY way to cook this in my opinion on a smoker). Set at 225 for 3 ohurs, then turned up to 350 last 45 minutes to crisp the bacon. Honestly, was the best meatloaf I’ve ever had! The bacon was premium and thick cut, the smokerpellet grill made it crispy and just perfect – thanks for the recipe here – SO good.
this was the easiest recipe for meatloaf i have ever used. i did change the meat ratio to half beef/half pork. and the onion i used onion powder instead of the actually onion because i have a daughter that doesn’t like onion unless they are cut really small. other than that i didn’t change anything. it is definetly going into my recipe stash
I added Worcestershire sauce, and substituted panko 1/2 cup, for some of the breadcrumbs and added savory spice. Also used dried minced onion (about 1 TBSP) instead of fresh. This has been a hit for 6+ years!
I absolutely love this recipe. It is my go to meatloaf recipe.
very easy and delicious!
Made this minus the cheese and it was a true hit with the family. Will be making again.
This is the best meatloaf! Sooooo yummy! I’ve made this several times and its worked perfectly every time! This is definitely my go to meatloaf recipe. Would highly recommend.
This is my second time making this dish… OMG, sooo friggin good!
Great recipe! I’ve even made it as a camping meal, pre-made and just warm it up at the campsite.
The fastest way to my heart is meatloaf, and somebody owes me a ring.
Great recipe and easy!
It was delicious it has bacon
It was good. I’ll probably make again someday.
I halved it as I only had 1lb of ground beef. no bread crumbs either so I crumbled up a hot dog bun. yum. so yum and easy.
Very yummy! my hubby loved it! I found me a recipe that’s kind of out of the ordinary for us, thank you!
I put a sauce on top of worcestershire, ketchup, HP, soy sauce onion … topped the sauce with cheese and baked on it for the last 10 minutes. To save on calories, I did not use the bacon and it was very good.
Best meatloaf ever!! We grilled in our target with cherry pellets. We loved it!
Man This was Really Very Great As Well
Made this. Got the better half’s seal of approval ! Delicious recipe.