Bacon wrapped meatloaf stuffed with cheese

[txweekendchef]

Fixed my favorite meatloaf last weekend. Bacon wrapped meatloaf stuffed with cheese. I used a bacon weave to wrap the meatloaf. If you have not tried making a bacon weave it is pretty easy. It does a real good job of trapping in all the moister and flavor, making for a juicy meatloaf.

Here are some pics.








Bacon weave

To make a bacon weave you need a pound of thin sliced bacon.


Lay down 7 or 8 slices of bacon side-by-side, until you have a square of bacon on top of some aluminum foil.


Fold alternating slices of bacon in half length wise, then lay a slice of bacon across the alternating slices of bacon next to the fold.


Just keep repeating.


You should have a square of bacon that looks something like this.


Loaf pan lined with bacon weave


Then stuff.


When your done it should look something like this.

Recipe and more detailed instructions here.

The meatloaf turned out great! It was nice and juicy with gooey cheese running all throughout. Plus it had that great bacony flavor!

[Oyhana]

It's gorgeous!  I bet it was delicious.

[MissingWillow]

Love that bacon weave!

[MareMare]

haha, awesome! I'll have to make a version of this, we're getting our low carb on at our house!

[jexxican]

Oy! I am going shopping tomorrow and this is so on my list for dinners this week. It looks amazing! I just want to reach out and lick it. Just posting this you are teasing me!

[yoopidou]

The bacon looks deliciously crispy, and the cheese oozing out... Oh my!
I keep this for a long hike day.

[MareMare]

The bacon looks deliciously crispy, and the cheese oozing out... Oh my!
I keep this for a long hike day.

heehee, silly me has this image of you with a whole meatloaf in your backpack, slicing off a big hunk with a giant knife while you're going up the mountain.

[yoopidou]

Why not? I'm sure many hikers would be jealous! I might go for a Swiss army knife instead of the Indiana Jones' blade though.

[MareMare]

lol! Love it!

[txweekendchef]

It also made a great sandwich the next day, almost a bacon cheeseburger