Description

You may think that you don't like meatloaf, but that's because you haven't tried this one. It just may be the best meatloaf you will ever eat!

Ingredients

• non-stick cooking spray
• 6 slices Texas toast, cubed
• 1/2 c. milk
• 2 lb. lean ground beef
• 6 strips crisply cooked bacon, chopped
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 red onion, 1 finely chopped
• 1 c. + 2 T. ketchup, divided
• 1/4 c. + 1 T. mustard, divided
• 1 t. kosher salt, divided
• 1 t. freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 8 oz. cubed Cheddar cheese
• 1 c. grated Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 c. grated yellow onion with its juices
• dill pickle chips or spears, optional, for serving
• 1 sliced red onion, optional, for serving

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Mix bread and milk together in a bowl; set aside.
3. Add ground beef, bacon, eggs, chopped red onion, 2 T. ketchup, 1 T. mustard, 1/2 t. salt and 1/2 t. pepper to a large bowl. Add soaked bread; mix with your hands, trying to keep the mixture light. Don't over mix. Gently mix in cubed Cheddar cheese, distributing cheese evenly through the meat.