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15 December 2009 ~ 7 Comments

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

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Serves: 6 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes

For the meatloaf:

1 lb ground beef

1/2 lb ground veal

1/2 lb ground pork

2 T water

1 egg, bean

1 clove garlic, chopped

½ c bread crumbs

2 T Worcestershire sauce

¾ c chili sauce (you can use ketchup too)

½ c onions, finely chopped

½ c mushrooms, finely chopped

8 strips cooked bacon roughly chopped

6 oz cubed sharp cheddar cheese

½ c canned fried onion strips

S&P

for the topping:

1/4 cup ketcup

2 T mustard

1 T mayonnaise

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place all the ingredients for the meatloaf in a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, mix the ingredients gently until well combined being sure not to overhandle it, you don’t want to end up with tough meatloaf!

Place the meat into a baking dish and shape into a loaf. Some people place the meatloaf on top of sliced bread to catch all the grease but I look at that as a waste of bread! I mean that’s a sandwich or two for the kids right?

In a small bowl mix the ketchup, mustard and mayo. Spoon it out on top of the meatloaf. This will create a yummy crust on top, and you like this on your bacon cheeseburger right?

Bake at 375 for an hour and 10 minutes then allow to rest on the counter for 10 minutes before serving.

Tags: bacon, cheddar cheese, comfort foods, garlic, ground beef, ground pork, ground veal, ketchup, Meatloaf, mustard

11 September 2009 ~ 6 Comments

Meatloaf Cupcakes

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Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes

FOR THE MEATLOAF CUPCAKES:
1 ½ lbs    Ground beef
1                Egg, bean
1 clove     Garlic, chopped
½ cup      Bread crumbs
2 T            Worcestershire sauce
¾ cup    Chili sauce (you can use ketchup too)
½ cup      Onions, finely chopped
½ cup      Carrots, finely chopped
½ cup      Mushrooms, finely chopped
½ cup      Red pepper, finely chopped
½ cup      Canned fried onion strips

FOR THE MASHED POTATO FROSTING
1 lb    Russet potatoes peeled and cubed
½ cup       Milk
3 T. Sour cream
2 T            Butter

Cooking Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place your peeled cubed potatoes in large pot of cold water over high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until fork tender (about 8-10 minutes after water boils depending on the size of your cubes).

In a large bowl combine ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, chili sauce, onions, carrots, mushrooms, red pepper, fried onions and S&P. Mix together with your hands until combined. Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray. Mold your meatloaf mixture into cupcake sized balls and place in muffin pan. You’ll get about 8-10 cupcakes. Place in oven and cook at 375 for about 25-30 minutes.

Drain your potatoes and return to pan. Pour in your milk, sour cream and butter, and season with S&P. Using a hand mixer whip your potatoes until smooth and set aside to cool a bit. Take a large plastic Ziploc bag (or a pastry bag if you have one) and cut a small hole in the bottom corner. Spoon your mashed potatoes into the bag then pipe out the potato on top of the meatloaves to look like frosting on a cupcake. Serve ‘em up hot, who doesn’t love cupcakes? Especially for dinner!

Meaty Morsel: Decorate the tops of your cupcakes with BBQ sauce, ketchup, mustard, cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, anything you or your kids can think of. Let them have fun with this, they’ll have more fun eating it!