Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

This Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf is a tender meatloaf that is stuffed full of creamy cheese, and then wrapped in crispy potatoes. While the carrots and potatoes baked alongside, it's a one pan meal!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 5

Total Time 1 25

Servings Servings

Calories 725kcal

Equipment

large bowl
small bowl
foil or parchment paper
baking sheet with sides

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
1 cup milk of choice
1 cup rolled oats
⅓ cup Italian bread crumbs
1 egg
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
4 ½ teaspoons salt divided
½ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Paprika
8 ounces Cream cheese
12 slices bacon
2 jalapeños diced
1 cup BBQ sauce
4 large carrots
5 large russet potatoes

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, add ground beef, milk, oats, bread crumbs, egg, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder, 2 tsp. Salt, pepper, and paprika and mix till well combined. Mixture will be very moist. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine softened cream cheese, 1/2 tsp. Salt and 1 tsp. Garlic powder.
On a large piece of foil or parchment, pat out the ground beef mixture into a 1" thick rectangle.
Evenly spread cream cheese mixture down the middle of the ground beef rectangle. Sprinkle with jalapeños and Cheddar cheese.
Roll up the beef rectangle, starting from the short side, making sure to remove the foil as you go.
On another piece of foil, lay 7 strips of bacon vertically parallel to one another. Fold every other strip of bacon down 3 inches.. Lay a strip of bacon horizontally across the unfolded strips of bacon. Unfold the folded bacon, replacing it to its former position over the horizontal strip of bacon.
Next, fold the strips of bacon that were not folded the first time and again, lay a strip of bacon horizontally across the unfolded strips. Repeat until lattice is complete.
Unroll the stuffed meatloaf onto the bacon latticework and wrap the bacon around the meatroll. The bacon will not reach all the way around the meatloaf.
Invert meatloaf onto a large greased baking sheet.
Brush with half of bbq sauce and bake for 25 minutes.
In the meantime, peel and cut the potatoes and carrots into 1 1/2 in. Pieces. Add to a large bowl and toss with 2 tsp. Salt and some oil.
Remove the meatloaf from the oven after 25 minutes, add the potatoes and carrots and then bake for another 40 minutes or utnil the vegetables are tender and the meatloaf is done.

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