skinnymixer's Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf with Smokey BBQ Sauce
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Author: skinnymixer's
Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
Meatloaf:
- small handful of parsley
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 100 g | 3.5 oz carrot or zucchini, roughly chopped
- 1 small onion, halved and peeled
- 500 g | 17.6 oz beef mince (or preferred minced meat)
- 2 eggs
- 10 g | 0.3 oz psyllium husk (or 1 cup bread crumbs)
- 1 tbsp salt
- ¼ tsp cracked pepper
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 10 bacon rashers
- 2 tbsp preferred frying oil
Smokey BBQ Sauce:
- 30 g | 1 oz coconut sugar
- 30 g | 1 oz butter
- 120 g | 4.2 oz tomato sauce
- 10 g | 0.3 oz tamari or coconut aminos or worcestershire sauce
- 10 g | 0.3 oz apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp cacao or cocoa or instant coffee
- 10 g | 0.3 oz lemon juice
- 90 g | 3.2 oz water
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
Instructions
- Add parsley and garlic to mixer bowl, blitz for 3 sec/speed 9.
- Add carrot and onion, chop for 3 sec/speed 6.
- Add remaining meatloaf ingredients, except for bacon and oil, and pulse turbo 1 sec/5 times to roughly combine.
- Remove meatloaf mixture to a silicone mat or large piece of aluminium foil and shape into a rounded meatloaf shape.
- Wrap bacon rashers around meatloaf and secure in place with toothpicks.
- Transfer meatloaf to large bottom steaming tray. It's okay if it bends up the sides.
- Add 600 g or 21.2 oz water to mixer bowl and steam meatloaf for 45 min/steaming temperature/speed 2. In the last 20 minutes of steaming time, feel free to add vegetables around meatloaf to cook and serve.
- With 5 minutes remaining, heat preferred oil in a large frying pan to medium heat.
- Transfer meatloaf to frying pan and brown on all sides.
- While the meatloaf is browning, prepare smokey BBQ sauce with a clean bowl:
- Add all sauce ingredients to mixer bowl, cook 5 min/steaming temperature/speed 2/MC OFF
- Remove toothpicks and serve meatloaf with steamed vegetables or salad and smokey BBQ sauce drizzled over the top.
Notes
I used smoked streaky bacon.
You can prepare the sauce standalone to use with other dishes.
I used Thermobextas *amazing* tomato sauce recipe for my sauce, in which I substitute the raw honey with coconut sugar 🙂
This is loosely inspired by the Womans Weekly BBQ Meatloaf.
Sauce Only
Serving Size: 30g / Serves 10
Kj: 172
Cal: 41
Protein: 0.6g
Fat: 2.6g
Sat Fat: 1.6g
Carb: 3.8g
Sugar: 3.5g
Sodium: 181mg
You can prepare the sauce standalone to use with other dishes.
I used Thermobextas *amazing* tomato sauce recipe for my sauce, in which I substitute the raw honey with coconut sugar 🙂
This is loosely inspired by the Womans Weekly BBQ Meatloaf.
Sauce Only
Serving Size: 30g / Serves 10
Kj: 172
Cal: 41
Protein: 0.6g
Fat: 2.6g
Sat Fat: 1.6g
Carb: 3.8g
Sugar: 3.5g
Sodium: 181mg
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 140g Calories: 366 cal Fat: 26.1g Saturated fat: 9.6g Carbohydrates: 3.6g Sugar: 1.8g Sodium: 1440mg Protein: 28.6g
That was my first meatloaf ever as I have bad childhood memories- but it was seriously good, so much so that my 3 year old keeps calling it meat cake! I didn’t have enough breadcrumbs so used half a cup of chia seeds as well. I used store bought tomato sauce in the bbq sauce and needed to cook it for an extra five minutes to thicken. Thank you, a seriously good meal.
I only have shortcut bacon… will that work??
Love love this recipe . Will add extra garlic and definitely less salt next time
I have made this a few times now. A big hit with the picky eaters in my house!!
YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM!! Have made this a couple times now – it is so good! Tonight I used lime juice as I didn’t have a lemon and I also doubled the sauce, and it turned out perfectly. Lots of leftovers too, which reheats beautifully, sliced up in the oven 🙂
I made this for the first time tonight and it was a big hit with the family. Definitely will be making it often. Even my sauce hating 10 year old asked for more sauce.
What tomato sauce do i use if i dont want to make a big batch? Do i use shop bought tomato sauce (which i dont want to use) or can i use a tin of tomatoes or something like that?
Some skinnies have used some passata before
What tomato sauce do i use if i dont want to make a big batch? Do i use shop bought tomato sauce (which i dont want to use) or can i use a tim of tomatoes or something like that?
Love this dish. Always double the sauce! It’s so good. I’m about to have it on meatza!
I’ve made this a few times now and it tastes better every time. All kids and picky hubby even loved it. I just struggle with getting it from the varoma to the fry pan without falling apart but thats on me. I don’t think I put the bacon on tight enough!! 😉
From someone who doesn’t like meatloaf this was really nice. Made to the recipe. Couldn’t get the bacon to stay on but it still tasted the same.
Sauce was quite sweet and I would halve the sugar next time.
But saying that I would make it again is a big plus.
I don’t have any bacon but would love to try the meatloaf tonight, could I go without and just bake in a loaf tin instead? Cheers
I doubled this tonight and xooked the entire amount in the oven with the BBQ sauce on the top for about 1hr 20min with a pan of water in to create steam. Used 1/2 the sauce at the start then the other half about half way in the cooking time. Turned out wonderful. When serving i added some of the juices over the meat.
Hi Sarah, I’d like to try it in the oven – do you think if I wasn’t doubling the recipe it would still take 1 hour 20? Thanks, Claudia
Sauce is so good my hubby loves the stuff Nik or has anyone tried canning the sauce for quick easy use with other meals if so how long it would last. Thanks
Does anyone else think a tbsp of salt is too much? I made this last night and it’s sooiii salty it’s overpowering and almost too unpleasant to eat?
Did you use pink himalayan salt, as that would make it saltier? 1 tbsp salt for 500g meat is a typical amount.
Yes I think a tablespoon of salt seems a lot. Especially with the bacon. I wouldn’t add more than half a teaspoon. We aren’t big salt users so I always find I need to reduce the salt in recipes. For example we use very little salt in bread and recipes always call for quite a bit. I think it’s just what you get used to.
This is the best meat loaf, it’s the only one we eat now. The meat loaf and sauce are delicious
Can you leave the eggs out of this recipe?
Eggs are usually used to bind.
Have you seen theegh substitute chart on FB?
It’s really good
Sarah we make it with chia seeds and it works
Made this tonight and was delicious. Will be going on the rotation.
Wow. Didn’t know how good meatloaf could taste! We even had for breakfast the next day. I used equal amounts of chicken and pork mince as I don’t eat beef. Used chia instead of husks and baked in oven for 1 hour. It was such an easy dinner. Might try hiding mushrooms next time.
Did you use the same quantity of chia seeds as the psyllium husks? How did you go with adding mushrooms? I like your suggestions!
Hubbys all time fav Skinnymixer recipe. He asks for it at least once a fortnight
Made this last week, first I made the Thermobexta amazing tomato sauce( which is amazing), I used bread crumbs and the streaky bacon as suggested. I wouldn’t mind a tutorial on how to wrap it all neatly. The taste was amazing and was lovely and moist everyone loved it, even my two year ate it all. Hubby had some extra to take to work as well. Another great dish, thanks Nik.
A-MAZING! Nik I basically love you 😀 So easy to make and super tasty
Wow! Hubby has never been a fan of meatloaf because it always goes dry and rubbery. He was amazed to find out this one is steamed and then finished in the pan. He had 5 slices, one after the other as soon as he came home from work. We are having it for dinner with French potato salad and green beans! Yum! I have another 500g of beef mince that will be used to make another tomorrow I think!
Really yummy, kids loved it too which means a lot!! Thanks Nik.
I love this dish although I could definitely use a bacon-wrapping tutorial! Hubby likes it, especially the sauc, but dislikes the psyllium husks and an always tell that they are in this dish so next time I’ll try leaving them out.
It was 38 today in Perth, so I whizzed this up before crossfit and served with a nice crispy salad.
We really enjoyed it. The flavours of both the meatloaf and sauce are tasty.
Also, I had all ingredients in the pantry, easy as!!!
What a fantastic recipe! So easy to make and a great way to add hidden veggies into a meal for when the small child becomes a little picky with food. The husband was impressed – meat AND bacon in one meal 😉
Has anyone tried cooking this in the oven? If you did how did it turn out?
Yes. I cook it in the oven 190 fan forced at least 40 min and it was great except that I found it very salty
Super scrumptious! Even Mr Fussy 8 ate and asked for more. I used peeled zucchini instead of carrot to hide the so called “yucky” bits. Served with mash and corn on the cob. 😋😋
I made 2 of these today, one for dinner and one (uncooked) to freeze. Seeing as they only have 500g mince in them I was a bit worried that our family of 2 ad 2 teens would be hungry so I was sure to make plenty of sides BUT I didn’t need to worry, this thing, fully assembled is massive!!!!
Served 4 people, 2 serves of seconds and 1 very generous lunch for next day. Don’t forget I have an entire second one in the freezer so we can do it all again next week 🙂
The meatloaf was juicy and easy to carve and serve.
Really, really good! Thank you 🙂
Best meatloaf I’ve tasted!! And OMG that’s sauce is to die for!!! I served with sweet potato mash and there was definitely NO leftover hehe
Amazing!! So tasty and freezes well!
This was delicious. The sauce is amazing. Will be a regular in our house.
Thanks Nik another beautiful meal. Having 2 huge meat eaters and not fans of mince in the family I wasn’t sure how this would go……… They loved it.
I didn’t have any psyllium husk so replaces with ground chia seeds. Perfect.
Thank you thank you thank you again
Xxxx
Another great family meal thanks
Oh… my… god… that sauce! It is so freaking good! I used cocoa powder as didnt have instant coffee, seriously delish. I did have to cook it for a lot longer to thicken it, but that may be because i have a bellini intelli, not a thermo. Make a quadruple batch and just put it all over EVERYTHING! Also thanks for pointing me in the firection of that tomato sauce recipe. Its a winner!
Delicious! I never thought meatloaf would be served at our table but this will be again and again and again!
so so easy to make A fav in our house
Another great recipe loved by the whole family
Another smashing recipe!!! Even the uber fussy 4 year old smashed a massive serving & asked for seconds! Will be a regular in our house 🙂
Absolutely beautiful. I made mine early in the day then cooked on the oven that night and it was wonderful, the whole family loved it. The leftovers the next day were great too 🙂
Made the Smokey BBQ sauce for our burgers tonight. One smell of it and I made another batch. It smells & tastes devine, thank you
Yum! I’ve never been a meatloaf fan, but this is great, nice and moist. Easy to make. Thanks Nik and the Skinny Team
another amazing and tasty dish
will be a regular on the menu for sure
Another delicious dish Nikalene! Very flavoursome and much easier than I thought it would be to make. Youngest son (7) who we have to plead with to eat meat has requested it for dinner “every night this week” Thank you for another fabulous recipe x
This was so yummy!!! I served with heaps of veggies and I loved it. Can’t say the same for the kids in the house but that just meant I got their left overs the next day! They are fussy eaters so I would not put it down the taste, I’m still breaking them into new foods!!
Really loved this. I made two small ones, so one is in the freezer ready to steam for a fuss free meal next week. A great tasty kid friendly meal made even better when you steam some veg at the same time!
Delicious!! So easy to make I added both a zucchini and a carrot and it was lovely and moist…I actually cooked it in the oven instead of the varoma as I couldn’t find my varoma lid. Turned out fabulous!
Thanks for another great recipe!
AMAZING Sooo delish
Absolute winter winner in our house and can see us having it with salad in summer!! Thankyou yet again Nik x
Lovely meal had by all! Lots of flavour – another great Skinnymixers recipe
I didn’t make the meatloaf but made the BBQ sauce and it is the best I have ever made. After completing the first lot I immediately made another double batch. Thanks for sharing.
What is a bottom steaming tray please? Is this the Varoma??
My family LOVED this, even I enjoyed every bit and I don’t usually like meatloaf. The bacon made it delicious! And that BBQ sauce was delicious! So much flavor. I didn’t add the coffee (because I didn’t have any left in the cupboard, oops) but it was still a sauce I felt like drinking, it tasted that good!
Made this the other night and it turned out exactly as the picture shows! I was very impressed with how easy the recipe was for a visually impressive dish. The sauce is particularly yummy and everyone went back for seconds or thirds to pour over the veggies. Left overs of both reheated very nicely the following day for lunch.
Very easy to make! Even with three kids at witching hours 😉
Delicious
Yum yum yummydy yum!! Another amazing recipe… Was hoovered up by everyone!!! thanks Nik
Yum yum! So good. Everyone loved it. I prepped it up to just before cooking earlier in the day so made it even easier.
Yet another delicious recipe, so yummy. The sauce is the best!!!!!
Loved loved loved it and soooo esy thankyou nik
The sauce is a definite keeper!! Was dubious about the steaming of the meatloaf but it turned out very moist even after a quick frypan blast to brown it up. The only thing I would change next time is more salt. 4yr old ate it so it’s a winner 🙂
I’ve made this dish a couple of times now and love it!! The sauce is beautiful and just makes the whole dish complete 🙂
This was delicious Nik and dare I say it but liked it better than the EDC meatloaf. Not only was it easy but the browning of the bacon and the sauce just made the dish complete. 🙂
Perfect family style meal.
Fussy toddler who doesn’t like much meat. Hubby that loves hearty meaty meals and then there is me who is watching portion sizes etc. I could accommodate everyone. First meal in weeks I didn’t have to ‘encourage’ 2.5yr old to eat. She could also cut it herself which is an accomplishment right there.
So yummy, I subtituted parsley for dried oregano and omitted the butter (because I forgot) and the coffee from the sauce. I didn’t have toothpicks so it felt apart a bit in the pan but the whole family loves this one. So easy to make too!
Loved it…didnt have all the ingredients for the bbq sauce but it still worked!…hit with my kids too x
Quick and easy to make. Loved the sauce! Will def be making this again!
Great recipe – will be definitely making this again. I substituted brown sugar for the coconut sugar and was divine. Very full bellies and empty plates in my house!
Made this tonight for the second time – everyone loved it again. My previous meat loaves were too fatty and not that tasty, I hadn’t cooked them for years because I sucked at them. Now this is definately on the menu plan!
I loved this meatloaf! It was a huge hit with the whole family and I have started making the BBQ sauce just on its own as a topping
Made this tonight with carrot and zucchini (50g of each) and used coriander instead of parlsey – just a little. Didn’t have any tomato sauce to use as a base for the sauce so used some preserved roast tomato and onion that I had. Came out quite runny and not very dark but tasted good! Meatloaf was fantastic 🙂
Best Meatloaf Ever! I added both a carrot and a zucchini and an extra 100g of mince because I had 5 adults and 2 kids to feed. It made it a little hard to handle but everyone loved it, especially the sauce. This is now our go to meatloaf recipe 🙂
To die for!!!! Made this tonight and was a real hit with everyone. I’ve been told it better be a regular on my meal planner!
Family loved this recipe. Will definitely make it again.
LOVE this.. New family favourite in our house!
This was super easy to make, kids loved it and even though I used “what I had in the cupboard” for a couple of the sauce ingredients it was still great!
Thanks Nik, another keeper. When I added this to our meal planner my husband said…’just as a note, I don’t really like meatloaf’. He has now changed that statement to say, except this one. The BBQ sauce was also a winner xx
AMAZING! Easy to make. The Sauce is without a doubt the best I have ever tasted and will be making it on its own in the future for sure. Hubby took leftovers to work and didn’t want to eat it as he wanted everyone else to taste it (to brag!).
Made this last night for a family of four. Was fantastic. Easy to make and go the thumbs up for everyone. Didn’t make the BBQ sauce, but maybe next time after I have made the tomato sauce first! 🙂
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum. Subbed prosciutto for the bacon and omitted the psyllium husks altogether and still turned out fabulously…Satisfied 2 adults and 2 kids, with everyone asking for seconds…
Fantastic! Room for variation within the meatloaf too. Great recipe.
Made this tonight, very nice. Once again well done Nik.
Delicious!!
Quick to make up, sooooo tasty & the smokey sauce is the cherry on top!