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Bourbon BBQ Bacon Meatloaf Sandwich

Delicious bacon topped meatloaf grilled in a Bourbon BBQ Sauce and topped off with onion straws makes this Bourbon BBQ Bacon Meatloaf Sandwich a hearty meal!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 sandwiches
Calories: 753kcal

Ingredients

MEATLOAF

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 2 Tbs minced onion
  • 1/3 cup bbq sauce your favorite
  • 3 slices bacon
  • Onion Rolls
  • Sliced cheese

BOURBON BBQ SAUCE

  • 1 cup bbq sauce favorite kind
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 3-4 Tbs bourbon

ONION STRAWS

  • 1 large onion
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 Tbs seasoning salt
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Mix all your meatloaf ingredients together in bowl and place in baking pan and top lengthwise with and cook for about 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, slice your onions very thin* and add your buttermilk to a bowl.
  • Place your onions in buttermilk and set aside.
  • Once meatloaf is done remove from oven and let cool until able to be handled.
  • In sauce pan add your BBQ sauce ingreidients, bring to boil, once boiling reduce heat to simmer and continute to cook for about 10 minutes.
  • Preheat your deepfryer to 375.
  • In bowl add your flour, seasoning salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
  • In 2 batches take half of your onions and dip it in your flour mixture then place in deep fryer for a few minutes until golden, repeat and set aside on paper towel lined plate to cool.
  • In skillet add about 1/2-1 cup bbq sauce and place meatloaf on top and heat on medium-high meat and grill your meatloaf slices in batches until bbq sauce starts to coat outside of meatloaf and thickens.
  • Top with cheese slices until melted, place on buns, top with onion straws and serve!

Notes

We like to use our mandolin to slice our onions to our desired thinness.

Nutrition

Calories: 753kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 146mg | Sodium: 2176mg | Potassium: 761mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 500IU | Vitamin C: 2.9mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 5.5mg