Bacon-Barbecue Meat Loaf

Add this flavorful meat loaf to your dinner menu!

Bacon-Barbecue Meatloaf
Yield: 2 (8-inch) meatloaves
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Ingredients
  1. 1 cup fresh bread crumbs (approximately 2 slices white bread)
  2. 3 to 4 tablespoons whole milk
  3. 1 pound ground beef
  4. 1 pound ground pork
  5. 1⁄2 pound Italian pork sausage, casings removed
  6. 11⁄4 cups barbecue sauce, divided (see note)
  7. 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
  8. 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
  9. 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  10. 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  11. 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  12. 6 slices bacon, halved crosswise (see note)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line the bottom of a broiler pan with aluminum foil. Add broiler rack; spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, place bread crumbs; sprinkle with milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until lightly moist. Gently toss with a fork. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add beef, pork, sausage, 1⁄2 cup barbecue sauce, onion, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and egg. Gently combine with hands. Divide meat mixture in half. Place each portion on prepared broiler rack; pat each into an 8-inch loaf, approximately 1 1⁄2 inches thick. Brush each with 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce. Arrange 6 bacon pieces crosswise over each meatloaf.
  3. Bake until a meat thermometer reaches 160°, approximately 45 minutes, basting occasionally with remaining 1⁄2 cup barbecue sauce. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
Note
  1. We recommend using a thick barbecue sauce that will adhere to bacon, such as Stubb’s Original. We also recommend not using center-cut bacon; the strips are too short to cover meat loaves when cut in half.
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