Seriously, coconut bacon has revolutionized my life lately. That smoky, salty crispy deliciousness is getting added back into our menus in so many ways.
Today's was a bacon cheeseburger meatloaf!
There are some really good ground beef substitutes out there for the vegetarians who might want to indulge in a sumptuous, beefy burger every now and then. Even though the crumbles are a processed food, I usually buy a bag once a month to add some "ground beef" to either a pasta sauce, or a shepherd's pie, or a stew.
President's Choice makes a great ground beef crumble, but many brands including Gardein are great also.
I took some leftover lentils and rice in a large bowl and mixed in 2 tablespoons of yellow mustard. I loathe the taste of ketchup, but since it's the world's most popular condiment, you could add some here as well to give the rice a burger flavour.
I browned the 'ground beef' in a pan, and added in some chopped garlic and onions. When it was cooked, I incorporated it into the rice. It mixed into a nice consistency, which I put into a bread loaf pan to make a meatloaf. As I was about to put the loaf into the oven, I had a stroke of bacon cheesburger genius.
I had some coconut bacon in the fridge, and some daiya cheddar in the freezer.
I took about half the mixture out of the pan and layered in the cheddar and the bacon. Then I topped it off with the rest of the ground beef.
Baked it for about 40 minutes at 350, along with some sweet potato crinkle cut fries.
When the smell of a bacon cheeseburger wafted through the house - I could tell it was done. And it was smoky, rich, cheesy, and hearty.
Slices of this cheeseburger loaf would make a fabulous snack wrap. Just add a thick slice to the centre of a tortilla, squirt a little mustard, ketchup, relish or dijon on top and roll up for lunch or for the freezer, when you need a quick burger fix.
Coconut bacon is opening up my world again, and I can't contain my excitement!
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