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    Home » Recipes » Keto & Low Carb

    Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf

    Published: Mar 23, 2020 · Modified: Jun 14, 2023 by Alison · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Comfort food never tasted so good as this Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf does. It’s a meal that get delicious with every bite!

    Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf

    How do you make meatloaf taste better? Wrap it in bacon, of course! This Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf takes traditional meatloaf to a whole other level. Cooking it in a cast iron brings out the flavor of bacon with a brown sugar glaze that goes perfect with a wedge salad. 

    Glazed Bacon Meatloaf

    For this recipe, I used a Lodge 10.5″ seasoned cast iron skillet. They are fairly inexpensive at under $20 and are great to cook in. The pan already comes seasoned making your meal taste even better than cooking in a normal skillet. To clean: wash it by hand with mild soap or none at all. Dry promptly and thoroughly using a paper towel. When you are done drying it rub a light layer of vegetable oil through the inside of the pan when it’s still warm and hang to dry.

    Ingredients

    Serves 6-8

    2 pounds ground beef
    1 onion, chopped
    1 green pepper, chopped
    3 cloves garlic, chopped
    1 Tbsp oil (to sauté)
    2 eggs
    1/2 cup pork rind crumbs (or plain bread crumbs if not doing keto)
    1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
    1/2 tsp pepper
    1/2 lb bacon

    Glaze Ingredients

    1/2 cup sugar free ketchup (or regular ketchup if not doing keto)
    2 Tbsp hot sauce – for less spicy use half amount or none
    2 Tbsp Swerve brown sweetener (or brown sugar if not doing keto)
    1/2 tsp paprika

    How to Make Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

    Sauté onion, green pepper, and garlic in pan. When browned, set aside and let cool.

    how to make Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf

    In medium bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, garlic salt, and pepper together. Mix in cooled onion, pepper, and garlic.

    Press meatloaf mixture into 9-inch cast iron pan. Add raw bacon to top. I like to do a lattice pattern. Put in oven and bake for 50 minutes.

    Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for glaze. After meatloaf has cooked for 50 minutes, remove from oven and brush with glaze. Cook for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven. Make sure internal temperate is at least 160 degrees. Let meatloaf set for 10 minutes. Slice into pieces. Serve directly from cast iron.

    Recipe

    Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf

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    Comfort food never tasted so good as this Cast Iron Glazed Bacon Meatloaf does. It's a meal that get delicious with every bite!
    4.43 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Additional Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Calories 505 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    Meatloaf Ingredients

    • 2 pounds ground beef
    • 1 onion chopped
    • 1 green pepper chopped
    • 3 cloves garlic chopped
    • 1 Tbsp oil to sauté
    • 2 eggs
    • 1/2 cup pork rind crumbs or plain bread crumbs if not doing keto
    • 1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
    • 1/2 tsp pepper
    • 1/2 lb bacon

    Glaze Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup sugar free ketchup or regular ketchup if not doing keto
    • 2 Tbsp hot sauce
    • 2 Tbsp Swerve brown sweetener or brown sugar if not doing keto
    • 1/2 tsp paprika

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
    • Sauté onion, green pepper, and garlic in pan. When browned, set aside and let cool.
    • In medium bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, garlic salt, and pepper together. Mix in cooled onion, pepper, and garlic. Press meatloaf mixture into 9-inch cast iron pan. Add raw bacon to top. I like to do a lattice pattern. Put in oven and bake for 50 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for glaze. After meatloaf has cooked for 50 minutes, remove from oven and brush with glaze. Cook for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven. Make sure internal temperate is at least 160 degrees. Let meatloaf set for 10 minutes. Slice into pieces. Serve directly from cast iron.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 505kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 44gFat: 33gFiber: 1g

    Nutrition Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Sharon

      April 09, 2020 at 7:49 pm

      I thought this was a really good meatloaf. I’ll definitely make it again.

      Reply
    2. Taylor

      October 14, 2020 at 9:13 pm

      Just made this tonight. Smells so good when baking in the oven. I wasn’t too sure about 2 tablespoons of hot sauce as that would be WAY to spicy for my little ones. We loved it and might skip the hot sauce next time.

      Reply
      • Alison

        October 14, 2020 at 9:26 pm

        Yay! So glad you liked it. Yes, that can be a bit too spicy. My family says the hotter the better. lol I updated the recipe on how to make it less spicy. Thank you so much for the tip.

        Reply
    3. Lauren

      November 15, 2020 at 12:17 pm

      This is a staple in our household. The only thing we do different Is we cook the bacon ahead of time and then put it on top because when we tried it the first time according to recipe the bacon was soft and we like it crispy.

      Reply
    4. Larry Burnett

      February 01, 2021 at 6:59 pm

      Cooking this now for the first time. Can’t wait till it comes out of the oven. I had to just use a dash of hot sauce though, for fear of death (from my wife. ?)

      Reply
      • Alison

        February 01, 2021 at 9:18 pm

        LOL totally understand. Hope everyone loves it!

        Reply
    5. Lisa Mosley

      March 30, 2022 at 2:15 pm

      Just made it today and it turned out great I left the hot sauce out cause my little one doesn’t like even a little taste of warm but still turned out great wish I could post a picture of the dish not only tasted good looked great too

      Reply
      • Alison

        March 30, 2022 at 2:56 pm

        So glad you and your family liked it!

        Reply
    6. Robert Finn Yohman

      May 30, 2023 at 11:51 am

      What size cast iron do you use? I just have a really large one, lol

      Reply
      • Alison

        May 31, 2023 at 12:25 am

        9-inch cast iron pan

        Reply

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