Leave it to celebrity chef Ree Drummond to take a diner classic and turn it into the ultimate cowboy dinner. On a recent episode of The Pioneer Woman, the queen of comfort food shared her wildly popular cheeseburger meatloaf recipe — and yes, it’s exactly as indulgent as it sounds. Packed with beef, bacon, chunks of cheddar and smothered in a ketchup-mustard glaze, this meatloaf is everything you love about a bacon cheeseburger — minus the bun and with a whole lot more cozy vibes. Here’s how she makes it.
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients:
- • 6 slices Texas toast, cubed
- • ½ cup milk
- • 2 lbs. ground beef
- • 6 slices cooked bacon, chopped
- • 2 large eggs
- • 1 red onion, finely diced
- • 1 cup plus 2 Tbs. ketchup
- • ¼ cup plus 1 Tbs. mustard
- • 1 tsp. kosher salt
- • 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- • 8 oz. cheddar, cut into small cubes, plus 1 cup grated cheddar
- • ¼ cup grated yellow onion
Directions:
- • Preheat oven to 350° F.
- • Line a broiler pan with foil or spray with cooking spray.
- • In a medium bowl, combine cubed Texas toast and milk and let it sit until the bread absorbs the milk.
- • In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup ketchup, ¼ cup mustard, grated onion, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper to make the sauce.
- • In a large bowl, combine ground beef, soaked bread, eggs, red onion, bacon, remaining ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper.
- • Mix with hands until just combined and then fold in cubed cheddar, being careful not to over mix.
- • Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and shape into a flat, even rectangle.
- • Spoon half the sauce on top and spread with a spatula, then tent with foil.
- • Bake covered for 1 hour.
- • Remove foil, spread remaining sauce on top and bake uncovered for 40 minutes more.
- • Sprinkle grated cheddar on top and return to the oven just until melted.
- • Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
