Category: Recipes ~ first shelf

These are some of my all time favorite recipes, many of which I made my own, based on decades for the love of cooking. Many of these are Keto friendly recipes, as notated.

The Perfect Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Make it exactly like my instructions ~ you’re gonna love it~!

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf - low carb Keto

  • Servings: 4-5
  • Difficulty: easy
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A delicious meatloaf full of flavors and a true comfort food. Meatloaf can taste so drastically different from one to another - I recommend using all the ingredients listed below as directed. For example, if you leave out the chopped pickles, you are going to have a very different tasting meatloaf than the one listed here. For non-carb counters, you can use breadcrumbs in place of crushed pork rinds and regular catchup. Enjoy~!

Always start by measuring out all ingredients and having them at hand before you start.

Ingredients

8 slices of bacon divided

1 white onion (chopped)

2 lbs ground beef (80/20)

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

2 teaspoons of chopped garlic

2 large eggs, at room temperature and beaten

2 tbsp of yellow mustard powder

1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce.

2 large Dill Classic Kosher pickles (chopped)

1 cup pork rinds (crushed with processor or sealed bag).

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp white pepper

4 ounces of block cheddar cheese (chopped into small cubes)

1/2 cup of shredded cheddar for topping

6 halved sun dried tomatoes

1/2 cup Sugar free catchup (regular for non-carb counters)

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (optional)


Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Fry 4 strips of bacon until crispy. Leave about 2 tablespoons of grease in the pan. Remove the bacon from the pan and set on a plate to cool slightly. 
  3. Sautee the chopped onions in the pan of bacon grease until they are well fried and should have a slight burnt char on them (about 5 minutes on medium high heat). 
  4. Now that the bacon strips are cool, chop them up into small pieces. Place the chopped, cooked bacon and fried onions in a bowl.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, grated parmesan cheese, eggs, mustard powder, worcestershire sauce, chopped pickles, pork rinds, salt, white and black peppers, chopped bacon and fried onions, and the cubed cheddar cheese.
  6. Do not over mix – spend only a few minutes combining it all. Spray a large bread loaf pan (or use two small ones) with oil on bottom and sides.
  7. Place the meat mixture in the loaf pan, do NOT press it down – keep it lose and shape the top so it does not spill over.
  8. Top the loaf with ketch-up. Place the slices of sun dried tomato over the top. Place 4 strips of uncooked bacon over the top. 9. Place the loaf in the oven and 45 minutes into baking top the meatloaf with shredded cheddar cheese. Top with fresh basil (if using).
  9. Total bake time should be 1 hour – cheese should be slightly browned on top when done.
  10. Remove from oven and immediately cover with tin foil and let it sit for at least 5 minutes, then serve.