Basket Weaved Bacon Meatloaf starts with a fabulous meatloaf recipe that is topped with a tasty decorative weave of bacon!
A drool worthy recipe that looks so great you can serve it to company. Doesn’t crisp bacon just make everything taste terrific! Then to add to the flavour of Basket Weaved Bacon Meatloaf is a layer of melted cheese.
My husband phones me pretty much everyday around 3 or 4 o’clock to chat, but who am I fooling, he just wants to know whats for dinner. Usually that is followed by a slight groan (trying some new recipe) to a “that sounds good”. I usually get the “sounds good” if the meal includes any kind of beef! I saw a photo a while back of basket woven bacon that looked so yum, I had to include it in this meatloaf recipe. Check out my Sicilian Meatloaf for another great meatloaf recipe.
Basket Weave Bacon Meatloaf
A fantastic tasting meatloaf wrapped in a weaved layer of bacon.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup onions chopped
- 1 lb thick cut bacon 10-12 slices
- 4-5 slices aged cheddar cheese
- 1 can tomato paste small size
Instructions
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Heat olive oil in skillet and sauté onions until golden.
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In large mixing bowl, combine together ground beef, sautéd onions, Italian bread crumbs.
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Add slightly beaten egg, mix together.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Form into log and place in shallow baking pan.
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Spread thick layer of tomato paste over meatloaf.
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Add layer of cheddar cheese onto of tomato paste
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Top with basket woven bacon. Tuck edges under meatloaf.
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Bake uncovered 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours internal temperature 160º
Step by step instructions for basket weaved covered meatloaf.
assemble large enough layer of weaved bacon to cover meatloaf.
Place meatloaf into baking pan.
Cover meatloaf with thick layer of tomato paste.
Add layer of cheddar cheese slices.
Cover with layer of basket weaved bacon.
To complete the meal I served with creamy mashed potatoes and oven roasted baby carrots.
Looks fabulous! Can’t wait to try this one!
Thanks Wanda, I think even Garrett could make this!