Mini Barbecue Bacon Cheddar Meatloaves

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword easy-meatloaf-recipes, mini-barbecue-bacon-meatloaves, mini-meatloaf-with-cheese, mini-meatloaves

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Resting time 5

Total Time 40

Servings mini meatloaves

Calories 391kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spray a large baking pan with cooking spray, set aside.
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy. Remove to paper towels to drain, then crumble or chop. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the beef, bacon, 1/2 bottle chili sauce, buttermilk, Worcestershire sauce, onion, cheese, breadcrumbs, eggs, BBQ seasoning, mustard, seasoned salt and garlic. Stir until the ingredients are fully combined.
Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and form into oval loaves.
In a separate medium bowl, mix together the remaining chili sauce with brown sugar, vinegar, mustard and BBQ seasoning to make the glaze.
Spread 1/2 of the glaze onto the loaves before baking. (Reserved glaze to be used at the end of baking)
Bake for 23-25 minutes. Drizzle with the remaining glaze in the last 5 minutes of baking.
Rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Brown Sugar Substitutions: You can use classic light brown sugar in the glaze or Splenda brown sugar blend to decrease the sugar content.

Cheese: I like to use sharp cheddar cheese in this mini meatloaf recipe and I always have it on hand. You could adapt using colby jack cheese, monterey jack cheese, mozzarella cheese, white cheddar cheese or pepper jack cheese. Feel free to use any variety of cheese that you enjoy.

Ketchup: You could use ketchup in place of chili sauce for the topping and the meatloaf mixture.

Protein: You could make these mini meatloaves with ground turkey, ground chicken or ground pork. When doing so, you may need to increase the amount of breadcrumbs to hold the mixture together.