Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
A delicious, traditional, home-style Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf is topped with tangy ketchup sauce, a family favorite. This stand-by family dinner is always a quick and easy hit and is made even better with bacon wrapping!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup yellow onion ((finely minced))
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 12 strips bacon
- ¾ cups ketchup
- 3 Tbsp light brown sugar
- ½ Tbsp smoked paprika
Directions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375℉ (190℃/Gas Mark 5) and line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with 12 strips bacon.
- 2
In a medium bowl, combine the 2 lbs ground beef with ½ cup breadcrumbs, finely minced ½ cup yellow onion, 2 large eggs, 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground black pepper and ¼ tsp garlic powder. Combine just enough to incorporate all of the ingredients.
- 3
In a small bowl, combine ¾ cups ketchup, 3 Tbsp light brown sugar, and ½ Tbsp smoked paprika. Use ⅓ of the ketchup glaze in the bottom of the bacon-lined loaf pan.
- 4
Transfer the ground beef mixture into the bacon lined loaf pan on top of the ketchup glaze. Fill the loaf pan, then wrap remaining edges of the bacon in over the bottom of the formed loaf.
- 5
Using a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil, cover the top of the loaf pan and flip to a smooth working surface. Gently lift the loaf pan away from the formed meatloaf.
- 6
Transfer the meatloaf (on the parchment paper or aluminum foil) onto a wire rack in a baking dish.
- 7
Top the meatloaf with the remaining ketchup glaze.
- 8
Bake at 375℉ (190℃/Gas Mark 5) for 45 – 55 minutes. Your meatloaf should have an internal temperature (taken at the center of the meatloaf) that is a minimum of 160℉ (71℃) as read by a digital meat thermometer.