Bacon Swiss Meat Loaf Food

BACON-WRAPPED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) .
• Combine ground beef, ground sausage, crushed crackers, ketchup, onion, eggs, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large bowl until mixed thoroughly, using your hands for best results. Form mixture into a loaf shape.
• Weave strips of bacon into a basket weave pattern. Place meatloaf in the center and carefully lift and transfer to a loaf pan, so bacon is on the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Allow to sit for 5 minutes before carefully flipping onto a platter.

BACON, SWISS AND MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp but not burned.
• Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain and cool. Remove all but a tablespoon of the bacon fat from the
• skillet and saute the mushrooms and onions until tender.
• Allow to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, mix the beef, egg, and milk. Add the
• mushroom/onion mixture, all but a few spoonfuls of the
• swiss cheese and all but one tablespoons of the bacon
• bits. Add the corn flake crumbs and mix well until blended.
• Shape into a loaf and place in a large loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 for about an hour, or until cooked through.
• Drain fat from the pan and sprinkle the reserved cheese
• and bacon on top. Bake an additional 5 minutes, or until
• cheese is bubbly.
• Allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 4 to 6
• servings.

BACON MUSHROOM SWISS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a skillet and cook over medium heat until the pieces are browned. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease. Stir in onions and mushrooms, and cook until soft. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, stir together beef, egg, and milk. Stir in the onion and mushrooms. Mix in about 4 ounces of Swiss cheese, and all but 1 tablespoon of bacon. Stir in cornflake crumbs, and mix until well blended. Shape into a loaf, and place in a meatloaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour. Drain fat, and sprinkle with remaining cheese and bacon. Return to oven, and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

BACON SWISS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk, 1 cup swiss cheese, 3/4 cup bacon, bread crumbs, garlic powder and onion powder.
• Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.
• Shape into a loaf in a greased 11 inch X 7 inch X 2 inch baking dish.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160°.
• Drain.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bacon.
• Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

BACON-WRAPPED MEATLOAF WITH BROWN SUGAR-KETCHUP GLAZE

Steps:

• For the glaze: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
• For the meatloaf: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add onion and garlic, saute until softened, about 5 minutes; set aside to cool.
• Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worchestershire, pepper sauce, and milk or yogurt. Add egg mixture to meat in a large bowl, along with crackers, oatmeal or bread crumbs, parsley and cook onions and garlic; mix with a fork until evenly blended and meat mixture does not stick to bowl. (If mixture does stick, add additional milk, a couple tablespoons at a time, and continue stirring until mixture stops sticking.)
• Turn meat mixture onto a work surface. With wet hands, pat mixture into a loaf approximately 9 by 5 inches.
• Cover a wire rack with foil; prick foil in several places with a fork. Place a rack on a shallow roasting pan lined with foil for easy cleanup.
• Set formed loaf on rack. Brush loaf with all of glaze, then arrange bacon slices, crosswise, over loaf, overlapping them slightly and tucking them under to prevent curling.
• Bake loaf until bacon is crisp and loaf registers 160 degrees, about 1 hour. Cool for at least 20 minutes. Slice and serve

SWISS, BACON, MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Cut the cheese in to 2 inch long and 1/4 inch wide strips.
• Set aside.
• Saute the mushrooms with 1 tbsp of the finely diced onion.
• Lightly Salt.
• When golden add 1/4 wine and 1 tsp finely chopped thyme. Let most of the wine cook away.
• Set aside.
• Saute the rest of the onion, celery & red pepper together until soft but not browned.
• In a large bowl mix all the herbs, seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, egg, milk with the bread crumbs.
• Add the sauteed vegetables and mix well.
• Using your hands mix in meat.
• Spray a foil lined baking pan with cooking spray.
• Put 2 strips strips of raw bacon down the center ( they will hang off the end of the pan).
• Put two strip of bacon across twice at about 2 inches from the center of the other bacon on either side ( they will hang off the side of the pan).
• Put about half the meat in the centre of the bacon strips and pat into an oval loaf shape.
• Arrange cheese on top of meat.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of mushrooms for sauce.
• Put the rest on top of cheese.
• Pat the rest of the meat over the top of mushrooms taking care to seal seams so that cheese does not leak out.
• Bring ends of bacon up and over the loaf.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hours till bacon is crisped and meat is done.
• Sauce:.
• Stir flour into reserved mushrooms in a small sauce pan. add wine & stock and cook & stir until thickened & smooth.

DAD'S CHEESY BACON WRAPPED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, eggs and 2 tablespoons of ketchup in a large bowl. Mix well, then add bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, oregano, basil, pepper, and onion. Set mixture aside. Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan with bacon, widthwise. Place half of the meat mixture across the top of the bacon. Lay 3 of the 4 pieces of Cheddar cheese across the center of the meat, lengthwise. Cover the cheese with the second half of the meat mixture and mold the meat into a loaf shape. Pull the ends of the bacon up and around the loaf. Spread 1 tablespoon of ketchup thinly over the loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Remove from the oven.
• Cut the final piece of Cheddar cheese into slices and place on top of the meat loaf. Return the meat loaf to the oven and continue baking until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the meat loaf to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

BACON-TOPPED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with bacon., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°. Drain; let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

SWISS CHEESE MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked but not crisp. Drain on a paper towel; set aside. , In a bowl, combine the egg, crackers, 4 tablespoons cheese, onion, garlic, salt, sage and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf and place in a greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pan. Place bacon pieces over top. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 2-4 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160° and cheese is melted.

SWISS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Beat the egg in a large bowl, add sage, salt and pepper and mix. Add beef, cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup cheese and the onion.
• Blend.
• Form into a loaf and place in a 2 quart loaf pan. Arrange bacon on top of loaf.
• Bake for 40 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and bake 10 minutes longer.