cheese-filled meat loaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 8 slices bacon, divided
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• stuffing:
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, or as needed
• pineapple glaze:
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). chop 4 bacon strips; set remaining 4 bacon strips aside.
• cook chopped bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until bacon is browned and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. set chopped bacon aside.
• lightly mix ground beef, bread crumbs, beaten egg, garlic, 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. spread meat mixture out on a piece of waxed paper, forming a rectangle about 10 inches square. spread cheddar cheese and cooked chopped bacon over the meat, leaving a 1/2-inch edge all around. carefully lift an edge and roll the meat around the filling. place into a loaf pan with the seam side down.
• bake meat loaf in the preheated oven until hot and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes. mix ketchup, brown sugar, pineapple, and 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce together in a bowl, stirring to dissolve brown sugar. remove meat loaf from oven and place remaining 4 bacon strips meat loaf, weaving them together. spread pineapple mixture over woven bacon and top of loaf.
• return meat loaf to oven and bake until bacon topping is crisp and pineapple mixture has baked into a glaze, about 20 more minutes. an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the meat loaf should read 160 degrees f (70 degrees c).