Chipotle Gouda Stuffed Sweet BBQ Meatloaf

Chipotle Gouda Stuffed Sweet BBQ Meatloaf

Meatloaf Mixture:

1 pound of lean ground beef

1 pound of ground turnkey 

1/2 large white onion, chopped finely 

1 small red pepper, chopped finely 

1 large jalapeño, seeded, chopped finely 

3/4-1 cup plain bread crumbs

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tbs Worschester sauce

1 tbs chili powder

Few dashes of Salt and pepper

1/3 cup of sweet Carolina BBQ sauce

Other Ingredients:

1/2-2/3 pound of striped or cubed chipotle Gouda  cheese

1 Cup sweet Carolina BBQ sauce to brush and baste meatloaf

Mix thoroughly - if still gooey, add more bread crumbs.

In a olive-oil spray greased baking dish, add a good heaping layer of the meat mixture and form into a nice oval. 

Add a layer of thin strips of sliced chipotle Gouda cheese (apple-smoked Gouda would work too). Press the strips down into the first layer, and cover with another layer of meat (this time shallow).

Add another layer of stripped Gouda cheese, and top with remaining meat mixture.

Form into a nice free-standing oval mound, and brush with more sweet Carolina BBQ sauce.

Bake at 350 covered for 1:10 or until center of loaf reads at 165 with a meat thermometer. I basted with BBQ sauce twice while cooking, and cooked without glass cover for last ten minutes.

I served over a bed of spinach and arugula (which cooked down under the meat and was surprisingly delicious). I topped with a generous drizzle of the pan juices and caramelized red onions. A pinch of fresh parsley to finish it off...Enjoy!!!!