My BBQ Bacon Mini Meatloaves are a great week night dinner but they also look fancy enough for a special occasion.
Most of the recipes I create are to please my family at dinnertime. I have 2 kids who love meatloaf and BBQ sauce, 3 who love cheddar, and all 4 love bacon. Therefore, this is a pretty popular meal in my house. I’ve wanted to try this recipe in muffin tins for awhile and I finally did tonight. I love these as mini meatloaves because everyone gets a good amount of the barbecue bacon cheddar topping.
This recipe is low carb, gluten free, grain free, can be dairy free – just leave out the cheese, and a THM S.
Ingredients:
2 lb. ground meat (I used 1 lb ground turkey and 1 lb ground pork)
1 small onion, finely diced
1 egg
2 oz sugar free BBQ sauce (scroll down for a list of sugar free bbq sauce recipes)
1 tsp dried minced garlic
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 oz cheddar, cut into small cubes
1/4 cup bacon crumbles
Topping:
1 oz sugar free bbq sauce
2 oz shredded cheddar
2 T bacon crumbles
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Combine all the meatloaf ingredients and mix well. Divide into 12 parts and put in the holes of a regular sized muffin tin. Bake at 350 for 30 min.
Remove the muffin tin from the oven and drizzle or brush on the remaining bbq sauce. Divide the 2 oz shredded cheddar between the meatloaves. Sprinkle on remaining bacon. Bake for an additional 10 min or until the meatloaves are 160 degrees when checked with a meat thermometer. Serve with extra bbq sauce for dipping.
Here are some great sugar free BBQ sauce recipes:
Sweet and Spicy Sugar Free BBQ Sauce from Wonderfully Made and Dearly Loved
Sweet Southern BBQ Sauce from Mrs. Criddle’s Kitchen
Tangy Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce from The Coers Family
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Ingredients
- 2 lb. ground meat (I used 1 lb ground turkey and 1 lb ground pork)
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1 egg
- 2 oz sugar free BBQ sauce
- 1 tsp dried minced garlic
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4 oz cheddar, cut into small cubes
- 1/4 cup bacon crumbles
- 1 oz sugar free bbq sauce
- 2 oz shredded cheddar
- 2 T bacon crumbles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Combine all the meatloaf ingredients and mix well. Divide into 12 parts and put in the holes of a regular sized muffin tin. Bake at 350 for 30 min.
- Remove the muffin tin from the oven and drizzle on the remaining bbq sauce. Divide the 2 oz shredded cheddar between the meatloaves. Sprinkle on remaining bacon. Bake for an additional 10 min or until the meatloaves are 160 degrees when checked with a meat thermometer. Serve with extra bbq sauce for dipping.
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Do you have the nutrition values. Thanks
No, it will vary based on the BBQ sauce you use. If you are looking for the carb count the only ingredient that should have carbs is the BBQ sauce. The rest is just meat, egg, cheese, and a small amount of diced onion.