Cooking my heart out

So who doesn't like bacon? Well besides people who don't eat pork bacon is like the best thing ever. And you can't go wrong with bacon. I always think of new ways to cook things. I like to add a twist for when I cook. It honestly comes to my mind as I am cooking it. My husband loves meatloaf but only with bbq sauce and not with ketchup. My husband has two helpings of this meatloaf so you know it must be good. I hope this recipe bring joy in your home  Also this recipe goes great with some mashed potatoes or some garlic bread. 

2 stems of rosmary 

2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese 

2lbs of lean ground beef 

1-2 cups of seasoned bread crumbs

2 tablespoons of minced garlic 

1 cup chopped red onion 

Half a bottle of your choice of BBQ sauce

At least 2 cups of cooked crumbled bacon but more to love  

1 tablespoon of garlic powder

2-3 tablespoons of Worcestershire groud black pepper blend ( start with two and if you don't quite smell it then at the third one) 

1 tablespoon oregano 

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

2 eggs beaten 

Have the bacon cooking while you get the other things together. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. With the rosmary take the leaves off of the stem and cut them up before throwing it in with the meatloaf. The stem part can be thrown away. Everything minus the BBQ sauce and cheese needs to be mixed together well. Fold everything in evenly. You wouldn't want onion more on one side that the other  I always smell the mixture to see if it needs more of something. If you don't quite smell enough seasoning add a little more   I am not sure on the exact size pan I used but Its a good decent size square pan. Lay out half of the mixture in the pan. Spread evenly. Once spreaded I would add a layer of some of the extra crumbled bacon. Then spread out the 2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Last but not least lay the other half of the meat mixture on top. Stick it in the oven for 45 minutes. Take it out turn the oven up to 390 degrees pour half the bottle of bbq sauce on top then stick it back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes. I know you might be thinking why did she add rosmary? Well sometimes to me meatloaf can be kind of salty. The rosmary really off sets the saltyness and gives the meatloaf a nice flavor with a twist.