Bacon & Blue Cheese Meatloaf

The tangy saltiness of blue cheese is magnified in this meatloaf.

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Bacon & Blue Cheese Meatloaf

Step 1: Sauce

• Line a 8”x4” bread pan with aluminum foil, set aside.

For the sauce, stir together in a small bowl:

2 Tbsp tomato sauce

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1/4 tsp hot sauce

Set aside.

Step 2: Loaf

Heat a skillet to medium, add:

1 tsp oil

1/2 cup onions, finely diced

1 tsp garlic, minced

Sauté. Set aside.

To a medium mixing bowl, add:

1/4 cup bread crumbs

1 tsp seasoned salt

1 tsp dried parsley

1/4 tsp pepper

Sautéed garlic & onions

Toss together, then add:

1 lb ground beef, defrosted

1 egg

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp mustard

1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

Use hands to mix well.

• Form into a loaf and place in prepared pan

• Spoon sauce over loaf

Optional - top with:

2 slices bacon (uncooked), cut into 1/4” slices

Step 3: Bake & Serve

Bake at 350F for 60 minutes, internal temperature minimum of 160F. Serve hot.

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Brenda’s tips:

• Serving size: 4 servings

• To create a completely different and equally amazing alternative, change up the cheese. Simply cube or grate and replace the blue cheese.

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Meat Muffins (aka Mini Meatloaf)

Meat Muffins (aka Mini Meatloaf)

Plan & execute method to defrost:

1 lb ground beef

For the sauce, stir together in a small bowl: 

2 Tbsp tomato sauce

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1/4 tsp mustard

1/4 tsp nutmeg

Set aside.

Heat a skillet to medium, add:

1 tsp oil 

1/2 cup onions, finely diced 

1 garlic clove, minced 

Sauté. Set aside.

To a medium mixing bowl, add:

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp seasoned salt

1/4 tsp pepper 

Sautéed garlic & onions

Toss together, then add:

1 lb ground beef, defrosted

1 egg

3 Tbsp tomato sauce

Use hands to mix well. Portion equally into eight, then roll each between palms to create meat muffins, placing each in muffin cups once formed.

Spoon sauce equally over top. 

Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes, internal temperature minimum of 160F. Serve hot. 

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Brenda’s tips: 

• Serving Size: 4 servings

• Any time you’re shaping raw ground beef, it’s best if fully defrosted. There are various ways to defrost hamburger.

• Meat muffins mirror meatloaf and are not pan-fried like meatballs.