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Baked Bacon-Weaved Honey Bourbon-Glazed Meatloaf

Baked Bacon-Weaved Honey Bourbon-Glazed Meatloaf

By Traeger Kitchen

Turn your old family meatloaf recipe upside down with a smattering of bacon on top.

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15 Min

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2 Hrs

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Hickory
Yields: 6 Servings

Ingredients

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1 WholeCarrots, peeled, trimmed, and diced
1 Stalkcelery, diced
4 OunceMushrooms, finely diced
1/2 Halfred onion, diced
As Neededolive oil
3 Poundground beef, 80% lean
2 CloveGarlic, grated or diced
4 Sprigfresh thyme
1 Wholeegg, beaten
6 Slicescooked bacon, crumbled
2 TeaspoonWorcestershire sauce
1 1/2 Teaspoonsalt
1/2 Teaspoonpepper
1 Cupbread crumbs
1/2 CupCondensed Tomato Soup
1 PoundThin Bacon
To TasteTraeger Honey Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Units of Measurement:

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  • Step 1

    When ready to cook, Set the Traeger to 225℉ (105 C) and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.

  • Step 2

    Mix together carrots, celery, mushrooms, and onions in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave for about 2 minutes to soften vegetables.

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    • 1 Whole Carrots, peeled, trimmed, and diced

    • 1 Stalk celery, diced

    • 4 Ounce Mushrooms, finely diced

    • 1/2 Half red onion, diced

    • As Needed olive oil

  • Step 3

    Let vegetables cool and then mix them in a large bowl with the ground beef, garlic, thyme, egg, crumbled cooked bacon, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, and tomato soup.

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    • 3 Pound ground beef, 80% lean

    • 2 Clove Garlic, grated or diced

    • 4 Sprig fresh thyme

    • 1 Whole egg, beaten

    • 6 Slices cooked bacon, crumbled

    • 2 Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

    • 1 1/2 Teaspoon salt

    • 1/2 Teaspoon pepper

    • 1 Cup bread crumbs

    • 1/2 Cup Condensed Tomato Soup

  • Step 4

    Form the mixture into a loaf and place on a wire rack over a foil-lined baking sheet.

  • Step 5

    Make your bacon weave using the bacon, weaving it on a large piece of parchment paper.

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    • 1 Pound Thin Bacon

  • Step 6

    Gently flip and lay the weave on top of the meatloaf so that the parchment is on top. Peel off the parchment paper.

  • Step 7

    Cook the meatloaf on the grill for 45 minutes. Remove the meatloaf from grill and increase temperature to 325℉ (160 C). Allow Traeger to preheat, lid closed, for 10 minutes.

    00:45

    225 ˚F / 107 ˚C

  • Step 8

    Once grill comes to temperature, place the meatloaf back on the grill and cook until the internal temperature reaches 160℉ (65 C)on an instant-read thermometer (about an hour). During the last 15 minutes (once meatloaf reaches about 140℉ (65 C)), brush the meatloaf with barbecue sauce to caramelize.

    325 ˚F / 163 ˚C

    160 ˚F / 71 ˚C

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    • To Taste Traeger Honey Bourbon BBQ Sauce

  • Step 9

    Remove from grill and let sit for 15 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!

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