Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf with Colby Jack Cheese

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Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf with Colby Jack Cheese This meatloaf combines ground beef with chopped bacon, cubed Colby Jack cheese, onion, breadcrumbs, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and seasonings. It follows a two-stage baking process, beginning with the shaped loaf and ending with a glazed, cheese-and-bacon-topped finish.

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Colby Jack cheese appears in two forms throughout the recipe. Cubes are included with the ground beef mixture, while shredded Colby Jack is added on top after the loaf has baked for 35 minutes.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

The ingredient list builds the meatloaf around ground beef and breadcrumbs, with eggs and Worcestershire sauce included in the mixture. Chopped onion, ketchup, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika are also part of the ground beef preparation.

Bacon is used in more than one place. The bacon is chopped for the recipe, with two chopped slices set aside specifically for the topping added during the final baking stage.

The recipe also separates the cheese into an interior addition and a final topping. An 8-ounce block of Colby Jack cheese is cubed for the loaf, while 4 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese are reserved for the top.

The glaze is added only after the initial 35 minutes in the oven. Its listed ingredients are ketchup, brown sugar, and the additional garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika called for in the glaze portion of the ingredient list.

Ingredients You'll Need

The ground beef mixture starts with 1 pound of ground beef and 1 cup of breadcrumbs. Two eggs, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1 small chopped onion, and 1/3 cup of ketchup are included with the ingredients for the loaf.

Season the ground beef mixture with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, along with salt, pepper, and paprika. The instructions direct you to mix all the ingredients for the ground beef before shaping the mixture into a loaf.

Use the 12-ounce package of bacon in chopped form. Before proceeding with the meatloaf mixture, make sure 2 chopped bacon slices are set aside, since those reserved pieces are added after the glaze and shredded cheese.

The cheese is divided between the loaf and the topping. Cube the 8-ounce block of Colby Jack cheese for the ground beef mixture, and keep the 4 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese for the final stage of baking.

The glaze portion includes 1/4 cup ketchup and 1/4 cup brown sugar. It also includes 1 teaspoon of garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika, as listed in the recipe.

The recipe specifies shaping the mixture into a loaf and baking it at 375°F. It does not add separate preparation directions for the glaze beyond identifying it as the mixture spread over the meatloaf after the first bake.

How To Make It

Mix all the ingredients for the ground beef. This includes the ground beef, breadcrumbs, Worcestershire sauce, eggs, chopped onion, ketchup, chopped bacon, cubed Colby Jack cheese, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika.

Shape the mixed ground beef mixture into a loaf. Bake the loaf at 375°F for 35 minutes.

At the 35-minute mark, remove the meatloaf from the oven. Spread the glaze mixture over the top, using the ketchup, brown sugar, and additional garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika listed for the glaze.

After glazing the meatloaf, add the 4 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese on top. Finish by adding the 2 chopped bacon slices that were set aside from the bacon package.

Return the topped meatloaf to the oven. Bake for another 15 minutes, completing the second stage with the glaze, shredded cheese, and reserved bacon in place. Serve the finished meatloaf with any sides you would like.

Serving & Variations

The recipe leaves the side selection open. Serve the meatloaf with any sides that suit the meal you are preparing.

For the meatloaf itself, the recipe already establishes where each cheese and bacon component goes. Cubed Colby Jack and chopped bacon are part of the ground beef mixture, while shredded Colby Jack and the two reserved chopped bacon slices are added after the first 35 minutes of baking.

The topping stage is distinct from the initial bake. Keep the glaze, shredded cheese, and reserved bacon for that point in the process rather than adding them before the loaf goes into the oven.

Wrapping Up

This bacon cheeseburger meatloaf is organized around a simple sequence: mix and shape the ground beef mixture, bake for 35 minutes, then glaze and top the loaf before the final 15-minute bake. The finished loaf includes cubed Colby Jack within the meatloaf and shredded Colby Jack on top, along with bacon used in both the mixture and the final topping. Serve with any sides you would like.

Recipe created by Kooking w/Kim for Trust Me Try It.

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf with Colby Jack Cheese

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1 package bacon 12 ounces
• 1 block 8oz Colby Jack cheese, cubed
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Salt
• Pepper
• Paprika
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika
• 4 oz shredded Colby Jack cheese
• 1 package Bacon chopped with 2 slices chopped bacon, set aside

Instructions

• Mix all the ingredients for the ground beef. Shape into a loaf.
• Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes.
• At the 35-minute mark, remove the meatloaf from the oven and spread the glaze mixture on top.
• Add 4 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese and 2 slices of the chopped bacon that was set aside.
• Return to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
• Serve with any sides you would like.