Bacon and Cheese Meatloaf

If you like bacon cheeseburgers, maybe you should make this meatloaf which is packed with bacon and cheese.

Ingredients

1 large peeled and chopped yellow onion (150g)

150 g halved button mushrooms

2 tsp minced garlic

1 tbls oil

4 strips center-cut bacon (300g)

5 tbls ketchup

1 tbls Worcestershire sauce

1 large egg

¾ cup breadcrumbs (75g)

600 g minced beef

½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese (70g)

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.  Pulse onion, mushrooms and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped or finely chop them with a knife. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook the vegetables stirring occasionally until tender approx. 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and allow cooling for 10 minutes.

Finely chop 2 slices bacon and add to the bowl, add 3 tablespoons ketchup (60g), Worcestershire, egg and breadcrumbs and blend until combine evenly. Add minced beef and mix gently with your hands until mixture is evenly combined without over mixing. Place the mixture into a greased rectangle loaf tin. Spread the remaining 2 tablespoons ketchup (40g) on top and sprinkle cheese down the middle. Place the remaining 2 slices of bacon on each side of the cheese. Bake the meatloaf for approx. 45 minutes or until an inserted thermometer in the center registers 71°C.  Allow cooling for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Note: You can also make a freestanding meatloaf and bake it on greaseproof paper lined tray.