Smoked Cheddar/Jalapeno Ranch Meatloaf

My ordinary meat loaf was not getting raves anymore. I liked to make meat loaf on Sunday and have left overs for sandwiches for the lunch boxes. Seems like everyone was sneaking out early Monday mornings to avoid taking a lunch. I'd yell after them, THERE'S ALWAYS TUES. YA KNOW. I'm making chicken and pot roast on Sundays now. I sneekly made this recipe and put it in my guys' sandwiches for lunch. WOWED THEM, they wanted it again for lunch on Tues. Didn't give it to them, made em bologna :) Want to keep this one, once a month special, so they don't get bored. Thanks for sharing.

This was excellent! I used 1 pound each ground sirloin & ground pork but kept the other ingredients as written. This was the first time I had used/tasted smoked cheddar & it REALLY added a great flavor! Defintely a repeat! Thanks for posting!

I've always loved a good meatloaf, but admit I'd become bored w/it lately. Everyone seems to have a favorite, but for the most part there's not much diff between most versions - except for this one. It is distinctive, delicious & well worth 5 stars & more. It holds together well & slices easily despite the absence of any bonding ingredient & the combo of flavors is fantastic. Great recipe! We're glad your aunt shared it w/you & you shared it w/us. Thx.

We have made and eaten a number of meatloafs off the site, but this one stands alone as the best so far. I halved it, and only used 1 egg in the half mix, I also reduced the salt as I worried the cheese, worcestershire sauce, bacon and jalapenos would already be salty enough. I live in Australia, and had to use normal smoked bacon and oregano, but as I don't know what the other versions taste like, they worked just fine. This cut really well hot, but was extra moist, and Russell is looking forward to sandwiches tomorrow.