Best Barbecue Meatloaf Baked Recipes

BARBECUE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together the beef, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce. Form this mixture into a loaf and place it in a shallow pan. Stir together the remaining tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, mustard, Worcestershire and the water (if too thick). Pour this sauce over the meatloaf. Bake for 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes with the pan juices.
• Cook's Note: Try serving as a sandwich with mayonnaise.

BBQ MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the bacon in a large saute pan and cook over medium heat until most of the fat has rendered and the bacon is crispy, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Use a slotted spoon to remove the bacon to a large bowl. Increase the heat slightly (between medium and medium-high) and add the onions to the bacon fat in the pan and cook until tender, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook until tender, about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Transfer to the bowl with the bacon. Stir in the chopped ribs and pulled pork. Cool completely.
• Add the beef, eggs, breadcrumbs, mustard powder, smoked paprika, basil, thyme, 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (depending on how salty the ribs and pulled pork are) and several heavy grinds of pepper. Use your hands to mix until well combined. Form into a 9-by-3 1/2-inch loaf that is about 2 inches tall on the prepared baking sheet. Spread 1/4 cup of the BBQ sauce evenly over the top of the meatloaf.
• Bake for 30 minutes, and then spread the remaining 1/4 cup BBQ sauce on top of the partially cooked meatloaf. Continue to bake until a thermometer inserted into the center of the meatloaf registers 160 degrees F, about 45 more minutes.
• Serve with additional warm BBQ sauce alongside.

GRILLED BBQ MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and scrape the grates clean. Spray grates with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a bowl, mix together the ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, onion, egg, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, tarragon, sea salt, and black pepper. Divide the mixture in half, and form 2 loaves, each about 4 inches in diameter and 6 inches long. In a small bowl, mix the barbecue sauce with ketchup until well combined.
• Place each meatloaf directly on the prepared grill grates, then spread each with about 3 tablespoons of barbecue sauce mixture; grill until the loaves reach an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees F (73 degrees C), about 1 hour.

BBQ MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Combine the beef, pork, breadcrumbs, pepper and onion, 1/3-cup barbecue sauce, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
• Shape meat mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Spread remaining barbecue sauce over top of meat loaf, and bake at 350° F for 1 hour or until a thermometer registers 160°.
• To get the best flavor remove the meatloaf from the oven ½ way through the cooking process to drain off the fat and return to the oven to cook until finished.
• Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

BARBECUE MEATLOAF (BAKED)

Steps:

• Combine all of the meatlof ingredients in a medium size bowl. Form into a loaf in a large loaf pan. (Or 6 small loaf pans).
• Prepare, sauce and spread over the top.
• Bake at 350 degrees until browned. (approximately 45 minutes).

HONEY BARBECUE BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. In small bowl, stir together barbeque sauce, honey and Sriracha sauce; set aside.
• In large bowl, stir beef, bread crumbs, bacon, onion, garlic, eggs, salt and 2 tablespoons of the barbeque sauce mixture until well mixed. Place mixture in pan; form a loaf (about 7x4x2 inches). Top loaf with remaining barbeque sauce mixture.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F.

BBQ-BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Place bacon slices in the freezer until firm, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine ground beef, milk, oats, Colby-Jack cheese, onion, 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, eggs, garlic pepper, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Remove bacon from the freezer and dice; add to the beef mixture. Mix all ingredients together thoroughly; I like to use a potato masher. Transfer into the prepared baking dish and form the top into a loaf. Evenly cover the top of the loaf with remaining barbecue sauce.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 1 hour 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).

HONEY BARBECUE MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve bouillon in water. Stir in the egg, oats, barbecue sauce, onion, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, salt, pepper and chili powder. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Press into an ungreased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Top with ketchup. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

BBQ VEGETARIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Microwave crumbles in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. Add all remaining ingredients except ketchup; mix lightly. Let stand 5 min.
• Shape into loaf in 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray; top with ketchup.
• Bake 35 min. or until done (160ºF).

BARBECUE MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients; set aside. In a large bowl, mix together meat loaf ingredients. Add half of the sauce to the meat loaf mixture; mix well. Press into a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Remove from oven; drain. Pour remaining sauce over loaf. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes longer or until no pink remains.

UPSIDE-DOWN BARBEQUE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix ground beef, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, celery salt, chipotle chile powder, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl with your hands.
• Stir breadcrumbs, egg, ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce into meat mixture until thoroughly combined; form into a loaf shape.
• Spread barbeque sauce out into the bottom of a loaf pan; place meatloaf on top of barbeque sauce and press into pan.
• Bake meatloaf in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Drain the fat from the loaf pan and invert pan over a plate to transfer meatloaf. Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.