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My kids and I wanted to experiment with a basic meatloaf recipe. Prep time 10 minutes, cook time 50 minutes. I think I need to change servings from 6 to 1 adult and 2 teens in one sitting. As the adult I only got a normal serving size.

My wife likes meatloaf and asks me to make it often, so I experiment with different ingredients and techniques. This is one of her favorites

Sweet BBQ meatloaf topped with Bacon

This is yet another one of those spur-of-the moment recipes which I love. Not only are they great for exercising creativity, they're also extra satisfying when they turn out well. Which this one definitely did. This time around, it started with a package of mince. The original plan was to turn it into smashburgers or koftas, but my wife requested meat loaf instead. So it was off to the market to get some ingredients. As I walked through the cheese aisle it occured to me that I could make the loaf a hundred times more interesting by adding cheese to it. And maybe not just sprinkled cheese on top, but somehow stuffed inside the loaf so it'd get all gooey and melty. Needless to say, I finished the shopping trip lickety-split and zipped straight home to get to work. As I said off the top, the dish turned out well. That's actually an understatement, because between my wife and I (our daughter ate ahead, because it's a school night) we managed to finish half of a pretty big loaf, along with a healthy serving of mashed potatoes. So yeah, there you go. Barbecue cheeseburger meatloaf. It's a thing, it's delicious, and you should give it a try.

Easy & Tasty

This is a super easy and flavorful recipe. I generally buy 20# of ground beef when it's on sale. The recipe is for 3# of ground beef... one for now and one for later. You can freeze.