Cheeseburger Meatloaf Recipe & History Of The Cheeseburger
September 18th is National Cheeseburger Day, and October 18th is National Meatloaf Appreciation Day. So how about combining them into a Cheeseburger Meatloaf recipe (photo #1)? It’s the creation of Beverly Goldberg, author of The Goldbergs Cookbook (photo #2). Inspiration came when she was contemplating new comfort food recipes. “Once I discovered I could combine cheeseburger and lasagna, I started to wonder what other dishes I could mash together in the name of dinner science,” she says. One of the results: this delightful Cheeseburger Meatloaf. It’s one of the meaty recipes in the cookbook below. For those who might like a Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf, we’ve added a couple of extra steps. > 15 yummy cheeseburger recipes The history of the cheeseburger is below. > The history of cheese. For The Meatloaf 1. MAKE the meatloaf. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a loaf pan with oil. 2. COMBINE in a bowl the beef, onion, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, and optional diced bacon. Press the beef mixture into the loaf pan. Top vertically with the 4 slices of thick cut bacon. 3. BAKE for 70 to 80 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 160°F. Don’t overcook; it will dry out the meatloaf. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes; then cut the meatloaf into thirds, lengthwise. If using bacon: Bake for 50 to 60 minutes and test for an internal temperature of 165°. If the bacon isn’t crisped on top, turn the oven to broil and carefully broil the bacon until crispy. 4. FINISH the meatloaf. Using a serving platter, place 5 slices of cheese on top of the bottom layer of meatloaf. Stack the second layer of meat, add 5 more 5. SPREAD the ketchup on top and add the onion rings to serve. Adding cheese to hamburgers first became popular in 1920, with several competing claims as to who created the first cheeseburger. According to GrubHub, the most eaten and most popular burger in the world by far is the cheeseburger [source]. According a survey by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the cheeseburger is indeed the winner, with regular and large sizes and the bacon cheeseburger totaling 72% of burgers consumed. The percentages are: The top three states at the bottom, starting with the lowest, are D.C., New York, and Massachusetts [source]. |
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The Goldbergs Cookbook is the official cookbook to features the “totally eighties” dishes from the hit TV series. Fans have been clamoring for the recipes created by the series’ mother, Beverly Goldberg. Thus, The Goldbergs Cookbook was born. The seventy recipes, most taken from the same recipe box prominently featured in the show’s sixth season, give hungry fans their best chance to cook like Beverly—who uses outlandish quantities of cheeses and meats (with veggies few and far between), and who doles out unwanted help and snuggies (wedgies) to her ungrateful kids as she goes. When you get to the book’s page on Amazon, scroll all the way down the page for some of the book’s recipes.
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