Bacon- Cheeseburger Mini Meat Loaves

Recipe Courtesy of BooBears

4 large eggs

3/4 cup EACH ketchup, BBQ sauce and minced onion

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup sweet pickle relish

2 tbsp EACH Dijon mustard and minced garlic

2 tsp salt  1 tsp pepper

2 cups bread crumbs

8 oz of crumbled cheddar cheese

12 slices bacon cut 1/4 in wide strips

5 lb lean ground beef

-lightly beat eggs with a fork in large bowl

-stir in ketchup, BBQ sauce, onion, water, relish, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper- until blended

-then bread crumbs, cheese crumbles and bacon

-add beef and mix thoroughly with hands

-with 1 cup meat mixture- form a loaf and place on baking pan- as many as will fit.

The magazine does suggest freezing some loaves for up to 3 months- wrapped WELL in foil

-heat oven to 425 bake 20-25 mins., until meat is browned.