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Bacon-Ranch Meatloaf

May 13, 2015 by Jenn K 2 Comments

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Bacon. Yes, again.

It feels like just about every other Paleo recipe that I’ve ever seen has bacon in it. Even the dessert recipes. (Well, maybe not the desserts…but I have seen bacon laced cupcakes before! Can’t decide how I feel about those!)

This is an outstanding meatloaf. It’s loaded with bacon (both inside and on top) and the lovely flavors of ranch dressing mixed in with the beef too. Bacon and ranch is a match made in flavor heaven.

Bacon Ranch Meatloaf

 

If you haven’t seen, pinned or tried my Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix (that you can use for dressings or dips), I highly recommend you do. It’s what I used in this recipe.

Hope you enjoy this amazing meatloaf!

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Bacon-Ranch Meatloaf

The only way meatloaf could get much better is with bacon!?
Prep Time15 minutes minutes
Cook Time1 hour hour
Servings - 6 servings

Ingredients 

  • 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour (or other Paleo friendly 'binder')
  • 1 eggs
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 small white onion peeled and grated
  • 2 tbsp parsley
  • 1 tsp dill
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp basil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Side dish: veggies or fruit

Instructions

  • Bake the bacon, until dark and crispy. Drain, pat dry and crumble. (You can microwave or cook in a skillet, I just prefer the end result of baked bacon.)
  • Preheat oven to 350 F, for the meatloaf (if necessary.)
  • While the bacon is cooking, combine the ground beef, coconut flour or other binder, egg, crushed garlic, grated onion, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Once the bacon is cooked and crumbled, add half to the meat mixture and combine well.
  • Add the meatloaf mixture to 9x5-inch baking dish and then add the rest of the bacon on top, pressing lightly. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until cooked through. Check after 45 minutes and cover loosely with foil if the bacon on top is looking dried out or darkened. (I didn't cover mine, but you might need to.)
  • Prepare veggies or fruit as side dish.
  • Serve Bacon-Ranch Meatloaf with side of veggies or fruit.

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Comments

  1. Daryleann says

    May 13, 2015 at 11:55 pm

    Am I missing it or does this actually even have the dry ranch dressing in it? I do not see anything that would be it.

    Reply
    • Jenn K says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:01 am

      The dry ranch dressing is listed in the recipe written out with the individual spices:

      2 Tbsp dried parsley
      1 tsp dried dill
      1 tsp garlic powder
      1 tsp onion powder
      1/2 tsp dried basil
      pepper

      🙂

      Reply

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