barbecue bacon cheeseburger meatloaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup barbeque sauce
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 (4.3 ounce) package real bacon bits
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, or as needed
• 4 ounces sliced processed cheese food (such as velveeta® - or as desired
• 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• mix ground beef, 1/2 cup barbeque sauce, milk, egg, bacon bits, worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; stir in bread crumbs to desired consistency. place half the ground beef mixture into the prepared loaf pan and press an indentation into the meat mixture, leaving a 1-inch rim of meat all around the indentation. fill the indentation with processed cheese and top with remaining meat mixture. press lightly to seal. brush 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce over the meatloaf.
• bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf reads at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c), 60 to 80 minutes.