Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

10 slices bacon

⅓ cup ketchup

2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard

1 pound ground beef chuck

1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese

2 eggs, beaten

¼ cup dry bread crumbs

¼ cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 (3 ounce) can French-fried onions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. When cool, crumble into a large bowl.

Mix ketchup and mustard in a bowl.

Thoroughly combine 1/4 the ketchup mixture, ground chuck, Cheddar cheese, eggs, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper with crumbled bacon in bowl; pat the mixture into a 5x9-inch loaf pan. Spread remaining ketchup mixture evenly over top of meatloaf.

Bake in the preheated oven until the meatloaf is no longer pink inside, about 45 minutes. Spread French-fried onions over the top of the loaf and return to oven until onions are browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 10 to 15 more minutes.