There’s comfort food, and then there’s next-level comfort food. This bacon-wrapped meatloaf brings the best of both worlds — a hearty, homestyle favorite wrapped in smoky, savory strips of Kountry Boys Original Bacon. Whether you’re cookin’ for Sunday supper or lookin’ to impress at a potluck, this recipe delivers big flavor with every slice.
Difficulty: Easy
Prep: 40 minutes
Cook: 80 minutes
Total: 120 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients
10 to 12 slices of Kountry Boys Original Bacon
3/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons packed dark or light brown sugar
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/2 cup plain fine breadcrumbs
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons packed dark or light brown sugar
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/2 cup plain fine breadcrumbs
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and arrange a rack in the middle of the oven.
Line the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with 8 slices of Kountry Boys Original Bacon, ensuring the bacon overlaps slightly and letting it hang over the tops of the pan.
In a small bowl, stir ketchup, brown sugar and smoked paprika to combine. Spread 1/4 cup of the mixture over the bacon on the bottom of the pan.
To a large mixing bowl, add onion, ground beef, breadcrumbs, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix with your hands until combined.
Add beef mixture to the pan, patting down into the corners. Fold bacon over the meatloaf.
Place a rimmed baking sheet on top of the loaf pan, then flip over and remove the loaf pan to unmold the meatloaf.
Cut the remaining two slices of bacon in half and cover the ends of the meatloaf, tucking the bacon under the bacon slices on top.
Bake for 50 minutes. Then remove meatloaf from oven and brush with remaining ketchup mixture. Return to the oven and bake for 30 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Line the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with 8 slices of Kountry Boys Original Bacon, ensuring the bacon overlaps slightly and letting it hang over the tops of the pan.
In a small bowl, stir ketchup, brown sugar and smoked paprika to combine. Spread 1/4 cup of the mixture over the bacon on the bottom of the pan.
To a large mixing bowl, add onion, ground beef, breadcrumbs, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix with your hands until combined.
Add beef mixture to the pan, patting down into the corners. Fold bacon over the meatloaf.
Place a rimmed baking sheet on top of the loaf pan, then flip over and remove the loaf pan to unmold the meatloaf.
Cut the remaining two slices of bacon in half and cover the ends of the meatloaf, tucking the bacon under the bacon slices on top.
Bake for 50 minutes. Then remove meatloaf from oven and brush with remaining ketchup mixture. Return to the oven and bake for 30 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.