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Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf in the Air Fryer

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June 1, 2018 by Bethany 16 Comments

Have you ever tried bacon wrapped meatloaf then cooked in the Air Fryer?

My husband and I are obsessed with the Air Fryer, particularly my husband. He has made so many great recipes in it, from brussel sprouts to burgers. Yes, he makes burgers in the air fryer!

Of course, we use it for the obvious food items as well, such as fries and chicken nuggets. Next to our Instant Pot, the Air Fryer is one of our top used kitchen gadgets.

He decided he wanted to come up with a recipe for bacon-wrapped meatloaf. It does require you to form the meatloaf in a bread loaf pan to get it properly wrapped. The process might seem complicated, but I promise it is not!

How to Make Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Before I get started, we have 3 Air Fryers, and this works best in our Air Fryer oven. It forms the best, but if you can make it fit, then you can use any that you have at home!

Mixing meatloaf in a bowl

We started by mixing all of the ingredients together. In this recipe, we increased how much meat we used because our family of 6 typically needs 2-2.5 pounds of ground beef. Keep it at 1-1.5 if your family is smaller than ours.

Bacon on an Air Fryer basket

Then, my husband spread the bacon over the basket of our air fryer. Later we moved it to the pan because it fit better, but this makes it easy to see how to spread it!

Meatloaf in a Loaf Pan

Next, form your meatloaf in a loaf pan, and make sure you grease the pan a bit beforehand. It is essential to do this. You need to pack it down so that it doesn’t fall apart. I wouldn’t try to do it without a loaf pan.

Then, you’ll flip it over on top of the bacon. Since you greased the pan a bit, with a few shakes, it’ll slide right out.

Raw meatloaf and bacon

Doesn’t that look awesome?

Here comes the part that might seem a bit complicated, but it really isn’t. You need a few extra pieces of bacon leftover to spread over the top. You’ll fold the pieces sticking out on the sides up over the top of the meatloaf.

Then, you’ll use the remaining pieces of bacon to cover the top.

bacon wrapped meatloaf

Sound complicated? I promise it isn’t!

Now, you’re going to cook it in your Air Fryer! In ours, we cooked it on 400 degrees for 50 minutes. That’s with 2lbs of meat, so I would recommend around 40 minutes for less.

Cooked Bacon Meatloaf

After 45 minutes, your meatloaf is finished, and it is delicious. We paired it with mashed potatoes because who doesn’t love mashed potatoes?!

Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf in the Air Fryer
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Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Meatloaf wrapped in bacon and cooked in the air fryer, a perfect dinner for your family 

Servings 6 People
Author Bethany Hayes

Ingredients

  • 2 TSP Chili Powder
  • 1 TBSP Montreal Steak Seasoning
  • 1 TBSP Onion Powder
  • 1 TSP Garlic Powder
  • 1 TSP Salt
  • 1 TSP Pepper
  • 1/4 Cup Bacon Bits
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs Plain
  • 1 Cup BBQ Sauce
  • 1 Pack Bacon
  • 1 1/2 lbs Ground Beef

Instructions

  1. 1. Combine all seasonings, panko bread crumbs, eggs, bacon bits, 1/2 cup BBQ sauce, and beef into a large mixing bowl. Set aside.

  2. 2.. Pack the seasoned meat into the loaf pan. Then, wrap the edges of bacon around the meatloaf. 

  3. 3. Layer bacon across the Air Fryer basket or tray, whatever you want to use.

  4. 4. Flip the packed meatloaf on the center of the spread-out bacon. Then, wrap the bacon around the meatloaf. Use 3-4 extra strips of bacon to cover the top of the meatloaf.

  5. 5. Cook at 400 degrees F for 40-50 minutes depending on how many pounds of ground beef you end up using. For 2lbs, you'll need 50 minutes.

  6. 7. After 40 minutes, check to ensure the meat is thoroughly cooked. Enjoy! 

Give our meatloaf with bacon in the Air Fryer a try!

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Comments

  1. Amy @ Orison Orchards says

    June 4, 2018 at 6:57 pm

    5 stars
    This looks delicious! I keep seeing terrific recipes for air fryers — I think I need one!

    Reply
  2. Candy says

    June 8, 2018 at 9:34 am

    Wow look at all that grease that came out. Love meatloaf wrapped in background n

    Reply
  3. Tabbie says

    June 8, 2018 at 7:16 pm

    I feel like the air fryer is the new instant pot and I’m gonna have to invest in one!

    Reply
  4. shan says

    June 11, 2018 at 4:35 pm

    Yum! You had me at bacon! šŸ˜‰

    Reply
  5. Jen says

    June 12, 2018 at 9:37 am

    5 stars
    This is definitely a dinner my family would dig into!

    Reply
  6. Elizabeth says

    June 12, 2018 at 10:01 pm

    Yum!! I know what I’m making after my half marathon in a few weeks.

    Reply
  7. Em says

    June 12, 2018 at 11:13 pm

    That is totally delicious way to cook bacon!!!

    Reply
  8. Kellymarie says

    July 2, 2018 at 5:35 pm

    5 stars
    This came out perfect! Amazing, easy and delicious! Now in my rotation of recipes.

    Reply
  9. Kayla says

    January 2, 2019 at 8:14 pm

    Soooo delicious! I cooked it tonight and it was a hit, for sure! & I loooove the air fryer.. it makes every meal a breeze. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      January 3, 2019 at 6:08 pm

      So glad you loved it!

      Reply
  10. Mickey says

    July 27, 2020 at 1:03 pm

    Did you cook it on AF, AC or Roast setting?

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      August 15, 2020 at 9:38 pm

      It was on AF setting

      Reply
  11. debbie says

    August 8, 2020 at 10:11 pm

    5 stars
    I made this tonight using 2.5lbs of ground turkey. I did not have any steak seasoning but just used some other mix seasoning blend. I also added a tsp of Cajun seasoning and a tsp of taco seasoning and tsp of a chipotle dry blend. I did use the other seasonings as listed. I cooked it for about 50 min at 400 and then cooked 8 more min at 375 to reach 160 temp. I brushed it with a ketchup and sweet and spicy sweet baby rays bbq sauce right at the end. I lined the pan with plastic wrap and sprayed it with some pam before putting the meat in…easy clean up. I also did a bacon weave around the meat I find it holds together better that way. Family didn’t even know it was turkey. Served it with cauliflower mac and cheese cooked in our second air fryer. Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      August 15, 2020 at 9:35 pm

      How awesome! I bet the cajun was so good with it!

      Reply
  12. Maureen says

    January 7, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    Just made this for dinner for my boyfriend — Y U M. Except before putting the meatloaf in the bacon, I flattened the meat out, sprinkled mozzarella all over it, then rolled it up burrito style. Added it to my favorites!

    Reply
  13. Susan Lawson says

    January 18, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    I made it and it was delicious. My only problem was that the bacon on top burned. I have the Ninja Digital Oven. I wonder if using air roast would be better. Bacon on bottom was fine. Would make again.

    Reply

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