This Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Muffins recipe is an easy meatloaf with all the flavors of your favorite bacon cheeseburger. This portion controlled recipe is pure comfort food that is good for you great for those following a lower calorie diet.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
Comfort food: each serving of this easy bacon cheeseburger meatloaf recipe is an individual sized little meatloaf that is delicious and comforting.
Easy recipe: meatloaf muffins are an easy weeknight meal similar to regular meatloaf but made in a shorter amount of time.
Low fat recipe: bacon cheeseburger lovers will love this recipe has 21 g total fat per serving versus a regular meatloaf with 33 g total fat per serving.
🥘 Ingredients
Lean ground beef: good choice here is 85/15 or 90/10 ratio.
Dill pickles: these add a special flavor that is very delicious, however, if you don't like pickles, you can leave them out.
Pickle Juice: just use the pickle juice straight from the pickle jar. If you prefer to leave the pickl out, you can substitute with low-fat milk.
Light bread:: torn into small pieces to form soft bread crumbs. Choose a bread that has 45 calories per slice.
Reduced fat cheese: good options are Mexican blend, part skim mozzarella, reduced fat cheddar.
Brown sugar substitute: this is optional and can be used if you like the sweeter toppings on meatloaf.
Worcestershire sauce
🔪 Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine meat, pickles, pickle juice, onion, bread, egg, and cheese until well combined.
- Fill muffin tin with ½ cup of meat mixture and press down into prepared muffin tin to pack well.
- In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar substitute (if using) and worcestershire sauce. Evenly spoon ketchup mixture over top of the meatloaf mixture and top of the meatloaf muffins with bacon pieces.
- Place muffin tin in oven and bake 30 minutes in preheated oven, until internal temperature of meat is 160 degrees.
🥄 Equipment
Meat thermometer
Large mixing bowl
Small bowl
Muffin tin: use a tin with regular-size muffin cups.
🥫Storage
Refrigerate: store leftover meatloaf in an airtight container up to 5 days.
Freeze: store in an airtight freezer safe container up to 3 months.
Reheat: warm thawed meat loaf muffins in the air fryer or oven at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes, or in the microwave until warmed through.
📖 Variations
- Use leftover meatloaf the next day to make the best meatloaf sandwich! Spread a little bit of mayonnaise on bread and add leftover meatloaf. Make it extra special and top with french fried onions and more bacon.
- Substitute bacon bits for the bacon slices.
- Substitute mozzarella or provolone cheese
- Use a sugar free bbq sauce in place of the ketchup topping.
- Substitute 1 teaspoon onion powder for the raw onion.
- Ground turkey or ground chicken can be used in place of the ground beef.
💭 Tips
- No muffin pan? Make these into individual mini meatloaves. Just line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, shape into 9 equal sized pieces and top with ketchup topping and bacon. Bake as instructed.
- Want to make a traditional meatloaf instead of meatloaf muffins? Place meat mixture in a loaf pan and top with ketchup topping and bacon. Bake in oven as directed for 40-45 minutes, until internal temperature of meat loaf registers
- Substitute turkey bacon or vegetarian bacon for a lower fat count.
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It is possible to make meatloaf without bread crumbs, try it in this low carb meatloaf recipe for Sweet and Sour Meatloaf made with ground veal.
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🍽 Serve with..
Serve this delicious meatloaf with a garnish of green onions. Mashed potatoes or green beans are great sides to make a delicious dinner
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📖 Recipe
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Muffins
Equipment
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Ingredients
- ¾ pound ground beef
- ¼ cup diced dill pickles
- 2 tablespoons pickle juice
- ½ cup finely diced onion
- 2 slices bread
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce , divided
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese , shredded
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 slices pre-cooked thick cut bacon , cut into 8
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine meat, pickles, pickle juice, onion, bread, egg, and cheese until well combined.
- Fill muffin tin with ½ cup of meat mixture and press down into prepared muffin tin to pack well.
- In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar substitute (if using) and worcestershire sauce. Evenly spoon ketchup mixture over top of the meatloaf mixture and top of the meatloaf muffins with bacon pieces.
- Place muffin tin in oven and bake 30 minutes in preheated oven, until internal temperature of meat is 160 degrees.
Michele @ Flavor Mosaic says
I love the addition of bacon and cheese and the mini size loaves. This is great.
Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says
I like the idea of making sandwiches with the leftovers!
Erica S (EricasRecipes.com) says
oh wow these are venison? they look so juicy tasty seriously Shelby!
Christie Daruwalla says
I've never thought to put pickle juice in my meatloaf. You just inspired me to buy a mini loaf pan!
Sandra Shaffer says
This is the perfect meal! Nice and filling and muffin size so they'll cook quicker than a loaf!
Kristin @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry! says
These look so delicious! My boys would love these.
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
I love that you used venison!! Sounds and looks wonderful!
Renee Paj says
These look really delicious Shelby, and I think I'll be making them for dinner tonight! I know my boys will love this. I'll be using ground turkey though, since I don't have venison. My brother is a hunter too, and he always adds pork to his ground venison as well.
Rebekah Hills says
My boys would LOVE this recipe!! Saving. 🙂
honeyb says
Yes, the shredded cheese goes into the meat mixture. Thanks for letting me know it wasn't clear and I am fixing that issue 🙂
Sara Glover says
my husband would go nuts for this. It sounds really good.
Anonymous says
Does the shredded cheese go into the meat mixture or on top?