Description

Even people who don't like meatloaf will like this one. It's like a tasty, giant cheeseburger mixed with cheese, onion and bacon. It's so good and easy, you will put it on your meal rotation.

Ingredients

• non-stick cooking spray
• 6 slices Texas toast, cubed
• 1/2 c. milk
• 2 lb. ground beef
• 6 strips crisply cooked bacon, chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 c. plus 2 T. ketchup, divided
• 1/4 c. plus 1 T. mustard, divided
• 1 t. kosher salt, divided
• 1 t. freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 8 oz. Cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes
• 1 c. grated Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 c. grated yellow onion
• dill pickle chips, for serving, optional
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced, for serving, optional

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Mix together cubed bread and milk in a bowl; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, add ground beef, bacon, eggs, chopped red onion, 2 T. ketchup, 1 T. mustard, 1/2 t. salt and 1/2 t. pepper. Add soaked bread; gently mix with your hands, trying to keep the mixture light. Gently mix in the cubed Cheddar, distributing it evenly throughout the meat.