Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup barbeque sauce
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 (4.3 ounce) package real bacon bits
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, or as needed
• 4 ounces sliced processed cheese food (such as Velveeta – or as desired
• 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 5×9-inch loaf pan.

Mix ground beef, 1/2 cup barbeque sauce, milk, egg, bacon bits, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; stir in bread crumbs to desired consistency. Place half the ground beef mixture into the prepared loaf pan and press an indentation into the meat mixture, leaving a 1-inch rim of meat all around the indentation. Fill the indentation with processed cheese and top with remaining meat mixture. Press lightly to seal. Brush 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce over the meatloaf.

Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 60 to 80 minutes.