If you love a good bacon cheeseburger, you'll love this easy bacon cheeseburger meatloaf recipe. This mini meatloaf tastes just like your favorite bacon cheeseburger without the bun!
If you're a bacon cheeseburger lover, this wonderful bacon cheeseburger meatloaf recipe is for you!
Why This Recipe Works
This mini meatloaf reminds me of a bacon cheeseburger without the bun. It's comfort food at its finest and this small meatloaf is the ideal size for one or two people.
When my kids were little, they loved my stuffed meatloaf. In fact, they never thought I made it often enough.
I decided to take my tried and true meatloaf recipe and scale down the ingredients to make a mini meatloaf and goodness, this mini version is absolutely delicious and totally reminds me of the original.
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Ingredient Notes
See recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.
- Ground beef: Use 85-90% lean ground beef.
- Bacon: Use 4 strips of cooked bacon.
- Cheese: I love using Cheddar cheese but you can use your favorite cheese instead. Swiss, gouda, feta, and havarti are all good choices.
- Egg: 1 large egg helps bind the meat together.
- Breadcrumbs: Use seasoned or unseasoned breadcrumbs. You can make your own breadcrumbs or use store-bought.
- Seasonings: I recommend using salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Ketchup and mustard: Mix these ingredients together for the topping.
How To Make This Recipe
- Add the following ingredients to the ground beef: 4 slices of cooked bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, an egg, bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- After the ingredients are mixed together, transfer the meatloaf mixture to a greased baking dish and preheat your oven. While the oven is preheating, mix the ketchup and mustard together and pour it over the top.
- Bake the meatloaf for about 35-40 minutes or until it's no longer pink on the inside, let it rest for about 10 minutes
Expert Tips
- Don't buy meat that's too lean. Because of the minimal fat content in lean ground beef, the meat will easily dry out. A little fat equals a lot of flavor too.
- Don't skip adding the egg. It doesn't just add flavor and texture, it helps make the meat super juicy.
- Don't overmix the ingredients, it will make the meatloaf dry and dense.
- Be sure to add the glaze, the ketchup and mustard mixture takes the meatloaf up a notch.
- After cooking, cover the meatloaf and let it rest for 10 minutes. This will keep the meatloaf nice and juicy.
- One thing I love about this mini meatloaf recipe is that you can use your favorite cheese and still have a delicious meatloaf. Although we use Cheddar, feel free to use Smoked Gouda, Swiss, Havarti, or another type of cheese.
- If you are looking to make a low carb meatloaf, use almond meal or oat flour instead of the bread crumbs.
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What To Do With Leftover Ingredients
- Bacon: You'll use only 4 slices of bacon in this meatloaf recipe, you might like to consider using the rest of the bacon in any of these single serving and small batch recipes:
- Ground Beef: You'll use ½-pound in this recipe. If you have any left over, consider these recipes:
- Cheddar Cheese: You'll use about a cup of shredded cheddar cheese, any of these recipes would be ideal to use any leftover cheese in:
Frequently Asked Questions
This meatloaf can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 3 months.
To reheat, microwave the meatloaf until heated through.
For this bacon cheeseburger meatloaf, I use a 5-inch baking dish which holds about 1 ½ to 2 cups. You can also use a small loaf pan or any similar smaller sized baking dish.
If you would like additional information on the baking dishes I use in our “recipes for one”, please visit our FAQ page.
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Mini Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
See the post above for expert tips,
FAQs and ways to use leftover ingredients.
Video
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground beef
- 4 slices cooked bacon , crumbled
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 large egg , lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon mustard
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).
- In a bowl, combine the ground beef, crumbled cooked bacon, cheese, egg, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well.
- Transfer the meatloaf mixture into a 5-inch (or similar sized) lightly greased baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and mustard. Spread evenly across the top of the meatloaf.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until meat is no longer pink in the middle.
Remove meatloaf from the oven and cover. Let meatloaf rest for 10 minutes.
Notes
- Don't buy meat that's too lean. Because of the minimal fat content in lean ground beef, the meat will easily dry out. A little fat equals a lot of flavor too.
- Don't skip adding the egg. It doesn't just add flavor and texture, it helps make the meat super juicy.
- Don't overmix the ingredients, it will make the meatloaf dry and dense.
- Be sure to add the glaze, the ketchup and mustard mixture takes the meatloaf up a notch.
- After cooking, cover the meatloaf and let it rest for 10 minutes. This will keep the meatloaf nice and juicy.
- One thing I love about this mini meatloaf recipe is that you can use your favorite cheese and still have a delicious meatloaf. Although we use Cheddar, feel free to use Smoked Gouda, Swiss, Havarti, or another type of cheese.
- If you are looking to make a low carb meatloaf, use almond meal or oat flour instead of the bread crumbs.
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Heidi says
I followed the recipe with one exception….I added about 1/2 cup of chopped onions
This is my go to meatloaf. Thank you so much for the recipe . Actually, all the recipes.