• 2 pounds ground meat
• 1 large onion (diced to desired size)
• 2 cups oatmeal or bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• liquid smoke
• 3 eggs
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups shredded cheese
• 1/2 cup bacon grease (melted)
• 1 to 2 cups catsup or barbecue sauce

Place the ground meat in a large bowl. Add the eggs, oatmeal or bread crumbs, onion, Worcestershire sauce, a few drops of the liquid smoke, bacon grease, salt and pepper. Mix in each ingredient as you add it. The liquid smoke is very strong so go easy on it.

Once all of the ingredients are mixed, lay the mixture out on a sheet of wax paper and press it flat. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the meat. You can use your favorite shredded cheese for this. I like to use cheddar or mozzarella, but your favorite blended cheese would work as well. If you want to make the meatloaf really cheesy, you could add in some Velveeta here too.

Once you have the cheese spread out evenly on the meat, use the wax paper to roll it into a loaf and seal the ends and edges. If you don’t have the wax paper to lay the meat out on, you can separate the mixture into quarters and layer in the cheese.  Put one quarter of the mixture into your baking dish sprinkle a third of the cheese over the meat and repeat.

Place in a loaf pan or any baking dish. Pour the Catsup or barbecue sauce over the top.
Place in a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for about 1 hour.

Add to this your favorite potato or pasta side dish and a salad and you will have a great meal. Put any leftover meatloaf in the fridge and you have the makings of some good sandwiches for lunch the next day.