Who says you have to go to a fast food drive-thru to get a mouth-watering bacon double cheeseburger?
Actually, my 3-year-old can’t stand hamburger buns, which is why this recipe is so popular in my home. As you can tell by the title this is a recipe for meatloaf, not cheeseburgers, but you could easily place a couple slices on a bun and have a burger that would rival the ones sold at Wendy’s.
Besides the incredible flavor and untraditional ingredients (you don’t find many meatloaf recipes that call for bacon) this dish is also family-friendly in that it doesn’t take long to prepare. In fact, I often put it together at lunchtime, refrigerate it and then pop it in the oven around dinnertime.
And if you are feeling particularly lazy or are simply too busy to make your own meatloaf you could easily purchase pre-made meatloaf mix from the grocery store and just add the last 4 ingredients.
Simple and delicious… you can’t ask for much more.
BACON DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER MEATLOAF
Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground chuck
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup bread crumbs, toasted
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
8 pieces bacon cooked and crumbled
2 cups ketchup
1 small can French fried onions
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, eggs, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and mix well.
Next, gently mix in bacon, cheese and half of the ketchup.
Shape meat mixture into a loaf and place in a greased baking pan. Spread remaining ketchup over loaf.
Bake 40-50 minutes.
Remove meatloaf from oven and top with French fried onions. Return to oven and bake another 10 to 15 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink.
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