Janie Burgers (or Meat Loaf)

“THE” mandatory burger at our summer cookouts… It re-creates itself into meat loaf for our long New England winters.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4

Cook Time: 1 hour (for meat loaf)  

Ingredients

1 lb hamburger

1 or 2 slices bread

1 egg

handful or 2 of shredded cheddar

favorite BBQ sauce (I like Kraft brown sugar)

parsley

salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

thick cut bacon (to top the meat loaf)

Directions

Put hamburger in a medium bowl. Tear bread into small pieces and add to hamburger. Add the egg, cheese, 1/4 to 1/3 cup BBQ sauce, parsley, salt, pepper and garlic powder (sometimes I put in some dehydrated onion bits too) and mix with a fork until combined.

If making burgers, shape into patties and cook as usual. Enjoy on a bulkie or onion roll.

If making meat loaf, loosely shape into a free form loaf in the middle of a 9×13 baking dish. Cover meat loaf with strips of bacon ( I put some on the sides as well) and then drizzle BBQ sauce over the bacon to glaze. Bake at 350 for about an hour until cooked through and the bacon and the BBQ sauce start to get caramelized.

Categories: Beef, Budget, Grill-Outdoor Cooking, Kid-Friendly, Main Dish

Submitted by: quietstorm on June 8, 2011