Apple Bacon Meatloaf

Recipe Rating:	26 Ratings5
Category:	Beef
Collections:	Apple Picks
Keywords:	apple, Meals, meatloaf, family
Serves:	12
Prep Time:	30 Min
Cook Time:	1 Hr

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb	lean ground beef
1/2 lb	italian sausage, mild
2	eggs
1 c	dried bread crumbs
1 medium	sweet onion, chopped
1 large	apple, firm, chopped
12 slice	bacon, 6 cooked and chopped, 6 uncooked
1 c	apple butter, reserve 1/2 c. for glaze
1/2 c	cinnamon applesauce
6 Tbsp	hickory barbecue sauce, reserve 3 tbs for glaze
	salt and pepper

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Cindy Ferguson

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Shepherdsville, KY (pop. 11,222)

Cindy5522

Member Since Jun 2011

Cindy's Notes:

I did some experimenting in the kitchen today. This turned out to be a great hit with the whole family!

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Comments from the Test Kitchen:

The bacon and apples really add a wonderful, surprising twist to this already moist meatloaf.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans. Line the bottom of each loaf pan with bread slices. (This will soak up any grease from the cooking meatloaf.) Set aside.

Combine meats, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, apple, chopped bacon, apple butter, apple sauce, and barbecue sauce using your hands to mix thoroughly. Salt and pepper to your liking. Mix thoroughly. Separate and put into loaf pans.

Mix the rest of the apple butter and barbecue sauce to make glaze. Spread over top of meatloaf mixture.

Place 3 slices of uncooked bacon on each loaf.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour until cooked through. Switch oven to broil setting. Broil for 10 minutes or until bacon on top is crisp. Let meatloaf rest before moving to serving plate. (Remember, the bread is not for eating. It is soaked with grease. Just discard.)

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Cindy Ferguson Cindy5522

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I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

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Jewel Hall 0124

Aug 9, 2011

FANTASTIC!!!!

Shoshanna Messina Shoshanna94

Aug 9, 2011

Can't wait to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!

CinStraw's Kitchen CinStraw

Aug 9, 2011

Cindy, CONGRATULATIONS on your blue ribbon. It's so exciting when you will one...Cin

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Kim Novak Kimdra99

Aug 15, 2011

I made this 2 nights ago and my husband and I LOVED it! I've been sharing it with my friends. The only thing I would do differently would be to grate the apple, instead of dicing them like I did. Awesome flavor combinations!

Cindy Ferguson Cindy5522

Aug 16, 2011

Glad you liked it!

Janice Nobles JaniceNobles

Aug 18, 2011

HELP! HELP! HELP! This recipe have me so ready to eat it right now. Can't wait to make it. Only one thing has me puzzle and please 4give me 4 sounding to elementary. Help me out...what is apple butter? It's just some ingredients, I've never heard of or even seen apple butter in the grocery stores. I'm sure its gonna be something even will kick myself. LOL! I have and will browse the idles sometimes just to see what's new, I may not heard of or tried. Would love to make this just need a little help with the ingredients.

Kim Novak Kimdra99

Aug 18, 2011

You can find apple butter in the jelly/jam section in the grocery store. You'll love the recipe!