Bacon And Double Cheeseburger Loaf Recipe

• 4 x Bacon slices
• 1 1/2 lb Lean grnd chuck or possibly grnd round
• 1 c. Hard fresh white bread crumbs
• 4 ounce Sharp Cheddar cheese coarsely shredded
• 1 lrg Sweet onion, such as Vidalia minced
• 2 Tbsp. Regular or possibly low fat mayonnaise
• 2 Tbsp. India or possibly other sweet pickle relish
• 2 tsp Dry mustard
• 3/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Freshly-grnd black pepper
• 1 x Egg
• 1/4 c. Ketchup

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat till it is limp and some of the fat is rendered, 3 to 4 min.
3. Remove the bacon from the skillet and reserve.
4. In a large mixing bowl, use your hands to gently but thoroughly mix together the meat, bread crumbs, 1/2 c. of the cheese, onion, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, salt, pepper, and egg.
5. Pat the mix into a shallow 2-qt baking pan.
6. Spread the top of the loaf with ketchup, then lay the bacon strips over the ketchup.
7. Bake till the loaf is hard and the bacon is crisp, 45 to 50 min, sprinkling the top of the loaf with the remaining 1/2 c. cheese to heat during the last 5 - 10 min of baking.
8. Internal temperature should be 155 degrees.
9. Let the meatloaf stand in the baking dish for 10 min, then cut into squares to serve.
10. For leftovers, reheat slices in a microwave and serve on sesame buns with lettuce, tomato and ketchup.
11. This recipe yields 6 servings.

bacon, fresh white bread crumbs, cheddar cheese, sweet onion, regular, other sweet pickle relish, mustard, salt, freshlygrnd black pepper, egg, ketchup

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bacon-and-double-cheeseburger-loaf-73162 (may not work)