Cheesy Low-Carb Meatloaf

Here's a classic meatloaf with a delicious cheesy surprise inside. It's an easy low-carb and keto meal ideal for batch cooking and lunch boxes. All you need is just a few simple ingredients including aromatics and spices, mozzarella, mayonnaise and bell peppers.

Meatloaves are the perfect keto dinner to prepare on a Sunday and use throughout the week to build lunch boxes, or to make quick OMAD power bowls after a long day at work. You can serve this meatloaf with any salads, roasted vegetables or even cauli-mash for the ultimate low-carb comfort food.

A delicious meatloaf with an oozing melted cheese filling. Who could ever say no to that?

Step-by-step

1. Preheat oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F (conventional), or 155 °C/ 310 °F (fan assisted) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly grease ghee or duck fat.

2. Grate the onion and squeeze fully so the juice is all out. Discard the juice.

3. Put ground beef in a bowl, add grated onion, mayonnaise and spiced to it. Mix and knead very well. If not using immediately, you can store the meat in the fridge for up to a day.

   

4. When ready to bake, shape the meat mixture into the rectangle on a baking sheet.

5. Put sliced cheese and sliced bell pepper on the meat, leaving a 2 ¹/₂ cm/ 1" border around the edges.

   

6. Roll up to wrap and close the filling and form a pinwheel loaf. Pinch the loaf in on both ends so that the cheese won't leak out.

   

7. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 70 °C/ 160 °F (you can use an instant read thermometer). Let it rest 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

   

8. You can slice it and dip on your favorite sugar-free ketchup (or make your own low-carb ketchup in just 15 minutes!) and enjoy. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

   

Recipe

Cheesy Low-Carb Meatloaf

★★★★★4.6 (24 ratings)

A classic meatloaf with a delicious cheesy surprise inside. An easy low-carb and keto meal ideal for batch ...

Hands on

15m

Overall

50m

Servings

6

2.2 g

Net carbs

26.7 g

Protein

30.2 g

Fat

395

kcal

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Ingredients makes 6 servings

• 1 tsp ghee or duck fat for greasing
• 680 g ground beef (1.5 lbs)
• 1 small yellow onion (70 g/ 2.5 oz)
• 1 tsp dried tarragon
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp sea salt
• ¹/₂ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp ground paprika
• Optional: ¹/₄ tsp saffron
• 1 tbsp paleo mayonnaise (15 g/ 0.5 oz) - you can make your own mayo
• 170 g fresh mozzarella, sliced (6 oz)
• ¹/₂ medium green bell pepper, sliced (60 g/ 2.1 oz)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F (conventional), or 155 °C/ 310 °F (fan assisted) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly grease ghee or duck fat.

2. Grate the onion and squeeze fully so the juice is all out. Discard the juice.

3. Put ground beef in a bowl, add grated onion, mayonnaise and spiced to it. Mix and knead very well. If not using immediately, you can store the meat in the fridge for up to a day.

4. When ready to bake, shape the meat mixture into the rectangle on a baking sheet.

5. Put sliced cheese and sliced bell pepper on the meat, leaving a 2 ¹/₂ cm/ 1" border around the edges.

6. Roll up to wrap and close the filling and form a pinwheel loaf. Pinch the loaf in on both ends so that the cheese won't leak out.

7. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 70 °C/ 160 °F (you can use an instant read thermometer). Let it rest 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

8. You can slice it and dip on your favorite sugar-free ketchup (or make your own low-carb ketchup in just 15 minutes!) and enjoy. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition per serving, 2 slices

Carbs 2%Protein 28%Fat 70% of calories

Net carbs

2.2 g

Total carbs

2.9 g

Fiber

0.7 g

Sugars

1.4 g

Protein

26.7 g

Fat

30.2 g

Saturated fat

12.3 g

Calories

395 kcal

Sodium

645 mg · 28.1% RDA

Magnesium

31 mg · 7.69% RDA

Potassium

389 mg · 19.5% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 2 slices	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Ghee	0 g	0 g	0.8 g	8
Beef, minced (ground), raw, grass-fed	0 g	19.5 g	22.7 g	288
Onion, brown (yellow), raw	0.7 g	0.1 g	0 g	4
Spices, tarragon, dried	0.1 g	0.1 g	0 g	1
Oregano, dried	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Paprika, spices	0.1 g	0.1 g	0 g	1
Mayonnaise	0 g	0 g	2.1 g	19
Mozzarella cheese, fresh (for salads)	0.8 g	6.9 g	4.5 g	72
Peppers, green bell, fresh	0.3 g	0.1 g	0 g	2
Total	2.2 g	26.7 g	30.2 g	395

Serving size 2 slices

• Gluten free
• Nut free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Shellfish free