To me meatloaf is the ultimate comfort food so when I was craving a hearty meatloaf dinner the other night I set out to create a version that was traditional with a little something different. So this version has all my favorite ingredients- bacon, pork, cheddar cheese, sauteed onion and mushrooms, and of course spicy BBQ sauce! Does it seriously get any better than that?! Don’t forget if you have leftovers this meatloaf makes a tasty meatloaf sandwich the next day!

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Barbecue Bacon Meatloaf

4 servings

Ingredients

1 lb ground pork
1/2 large yellow onion Vadalia, diced
4 oz mushrooms diced
1 garlic clove pressed or diced
1 tbs Worcestershire
1 egg beaten
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
3 slices uncooked bacon chopped
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
2 tbs olive oil
salt/pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat a saute pan over medium and add a tablespoon of olive oil. Add diced onions and cook for about 5 minutes until softened.
Add garlic clove and mushrooms, along with more olive oil if needed. Saute for another 5-10 minutes until it's darkened and softened then add salt and cracked black pepper.
In a large bowl, mix together ground pork, chopped bacon, onion mixture, shredded cheese, beaten egg, panko, Worcestershire, and 1/4 cup BBQ sauce.
Form into a large loaf and place in a large greased baking dish.
Spread the top with remaining 1/4 cup BBQ sauce.
Bake for an hour then remove from the oven, slice and serve warm.

Notes

Delicious with a side of garlic mashed potatoes. Also leftover meatloaf sandwiches for the next night's dinner are my idea of a perfect meal 🙂

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Sauté sweet onions in olive oil then add garlic and chopped mushrooms.

Cook the onions and mushrooms until softened and dark.

When you add softened onions and mushrooms to the meat mixture they not only add a delicious flavor and texture they also keep your meatloaf moist!