Cheese-Filled Meat Loaf

Your family will love this meat loaf that has a cheese stuffing, woven bacon on top, and a tangy pineapple glaze.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 272 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• ⅓ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup dry bread crumbs
• ¼ cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or as needed
• 8 slices bacon, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Chop 4 bacon strips; set remaining 4 bacon strips aside.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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 onto meat loaf, weaving them together. Spread pineapple mixture over woven bacon and top of loaf.

Step 5

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).