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Guy Approved Meatloaf
SUBMITTED BY:
Angie Gorkoff
PHOTO BY:
Mary Mayhem
"Like most guys, mine has never been a fan of meatloaf, but this recipe guarantees him back for seconds, thanks to some "special" ingredients."
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PREP TIME
10 Min
COOK TIME
1 Hr 30 Min
READY IN
1 Hr 40 Min
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1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 eggs
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
3/4 cup crushed crackers
1 cup crushed potato chips
3/4 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 pinch cayenne pepper
6 slices bacon
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine the beef, eggs, onion, barbecue sauce, cracker crumbs, potato chips, liquid smoke, ground black pepper, salt, garlic powder and cayenne pepper and mix well.
On a lightly greased cookie sheet, shape the mixture into a loaf. Lay the bacon slices across the width of the loaf so that the entire surface is covered. Cover the loaf loosely with foil.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 1 1/2 hours.
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Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2007 by
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Feb. 23, 2007
Oh my gosh, this was incredible! I'm not even that much of a meatloaf person, but I am now. Sooooo moist and flavorful. I followed the advice of some of the other recommendations and slathered on a bunch of extra BBQ sauce under the bacon (heaven), used seasoned breadcrumbs instead of crushed crackers (fabulous), upped the spices as I do with everything and only cooked it for about an hour. It was perfectly done, and everyone who ate it was obsessed about getting the recipe from me. Also, for a novice/fearful chef like me, it was super-easy to make, and hard to screw up which is always a plus.
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Oh my gosh, this was incredible! I'm not even that much of a meatloaf person, but I am now....
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Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2007 by Fisherboy
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Fisherboy
Apr. 15, 2007
Excellent recipe. My wife was so impressed with the way the meatloaf turned out that she wants me to continue making it this way.I didn't use any liquid smoke because I didn't have any, but I did use both Lays BBQ chips and original Lays.And I also used Cattlemen's Classic BBQ sauce and cooked the bacon first separate from the meatloaf. Towards the last ten minutes of cook time I layered the bacon over the top and added shredded mild cheddar cheese.
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Excellent recipe. My wife was so impressed with the way the meatloaf turned out that she wants...
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Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2007 by COOLMOUSE
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COOLMOUSE
Feb. 18, 2007
I made this last night for DH and my mom. The only change I made was adding italian style bread crumbs since I was out of crackers. I used the last part of a bag of Cape Cod Sea Salt and Cracked Black Pepper flavored chips. It was awesome! My DH (lover of all things meatloaf) proclaimed this "the best meatloaf I have ever had!" I swear there was a tear in his eye! All evening after dinner he would sniff the air (it did smell wonderful) and say "boy that meatloaf was good!" I suspect that at lunch time DH and my mom will be trying to outwit each other to make a sandwich out of the last piece. I only hope that before they hurt each other they realize that I snuck it out in my lunch bag when I left for work this morning. (insert diabolical laugh here)
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I made this last night for DH and my mom. The only change I made was adding italian style...
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Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2003 by JEWELS999
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JEWELS999
Oct. 18, 2003
My whole family loved it! The barbecue sauce really makes a difference, I will add more next time. I took off the foil and broiled it for a minute or so to brown the hamburger and it was perfect !!! A+++
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My whole family loved it! The barbecue sauce really makes a difference, I will add more next...
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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by NJSS2000
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Jul. 23, 2003
My husband approved!
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Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2007 by
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Robb M.
Nov. 28, 2007
THIS GUY APPROVES I have always love beef but found it odd that I hate meatloaf, until now. After trying this I will never look at meat loaf the same, it was soo easy and the taste was incredible, I recommend this to anyone who doesn't like meat loaf.
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THIS GUY APPROVES I have always love beef but found it odd that I hate meatloaf, until now....
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Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2007 by
Chaneenie
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Chaneenie
Jul. 16, 2007
Very tasty! This was the first meatloaf my husband and I ever attempted to make. As a child, I really hated meatloaf night. My mom made the "traditional" style recipe. Yuck! We chose this recipe because I wanted to try something different and my husband loves bbq sauce. We followed the recipe almost exactly except we slightly cooked the bacon first and sauteed the onions in the bacon grease. We used lean meat, bbq ruffles and added extra bbq sauce on top of the meatloaf before topping it with the bacon. I really enjoyed it, although I'm still not a big meatloaf fan. However, my husband LOVED it. We both really liked the addition of bacon. The meatloaf smelled great and the leftovers were good too.
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Very tasty! This was the first meatloaf my husband and I ever attempted to make. As a child,...
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Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2007 by
Sarah B
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Sarah B
Jan. 9, 2007
Recipe works great as is - but I use one pound of ground beef, bread crumbs instead of crackers, and no bacon to cut down on the calories. Hubby loves it. Note that you need to use a chip like Lays since higher quality chips don't disentegrate and get soggy.
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Recipe works great as is - but I use one pound of ground beef, bread crumbs instead of...
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Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2006 by Mindy
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Mindy
Jan. 27, 2006
WOW!, the whole family really liked this one. My husband is NOT a huge fan of meatloaf and he actually took leftovers to work. My four year old son also asked the next morning if he could have it for lunch. I will absolutly be using this one again. I did pour some BBQ sauce over the top then put the bacon on. I have recommended this to many people.
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WOW!, the whole family really liked this one. My husband is NOT a huge fan of meatloaf and he...
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Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2007 by LeeLee
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LeeLee
Mar. 26, 2007
This recipe rocks! I tried this recipe three times b4 deciding on the alterations that I liked best. I used 1.25 lbs ground Bison, not ground beef. No onion, crackers or potato chips. Used 1 cup plain bread crumbs. Increase to 1.5 tsp liquid smoke flavoring. Increase to 1 tsp ground black pepper. Decrease to 1/4 tsp salt. FYI for the beef lovers in your family: Bison tastes like beef only much more flavor, more intense. Bison are healthier b/c they can't live contained. They must e