Man's Meatloaf

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup potato chips, crushed
• 1 cup monterey jack pepper cheese, grated
• 3/4 cup ritz cracker, crushed
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 6 slices bacon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a medium skillet, saute the onion, bell pepper and garlic until translucent. drain.
• 3 combine the onion, bell pepper and garlic with all other ingredients except for the bacon in a large bowl. mix well.
• 4 in a medium casserole dish, form the mix into a loaf about 8-10" long and 4-6" wide.
• 5 cut bacon slices in half and place over loaf forming a covering over the entire loaf.
• 6 cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 1hr 30 minutes. serve hot!