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Lighter Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

I don’t care what kind of gourmet chef you fancy yourself as—sometimes you just want to enjoy some all American comfort food. This is one of my family’s favorite recipes and an all-time classic if you ask me. Not only is it kid-friendly, it won’t break the calorie bank with less than 300 calories per slice.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Lighter Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Why it works: Beef and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,092 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Lighter Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1170Calories
67 gProtein
43 gFat
125 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Bread + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Cheddar cheese + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Onion + dilltop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,639 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Beef + milktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,759 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, cheddar cheese, egg, bread, onion, milk, sauce):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, cheddar cheese, egg, bread, onion, milk, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.