Kickin’ Orange BBQ Pork Meatloaves
with Cheesy Potato Wedges & Roasted Green Beans
- Milk
- Wheat
Finding yourself in a meatloaf rut? Enter: this sweet and savory version. First, we blend ground pork with BBQ seasoning, scallions, and crispy panko breadcrumbs. Next, we form the mixture into mini loaves so everyone gets their own. The pièce de résistance? We swap out the usual ketchup glaze for BBQ sauce that’s laced with smoky chipotle powder and tangy mandarin orange juice. Add sides of cheesy potato wedges and roasted green beans, and your routine meat-and-spuds dinner doesn’t stand a chance.
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
6 ounce
Green Beans
4 tablespoon
BBQ Sauce
1 teaspoon
Chipotle Powder
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Ground Pork
1 tablespoon
Sweet and Smoky BBQ Seasoning
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Mandarin Orange
2 unit
Scallions
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Olive Oil
3 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. • Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Trim green beans if necessary. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens; mince whites. Halve mandarin.
• Toss potatoes on one side of a lightly oiled baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, spread potatoes out across entire sheet.) • Roast on top rack for 10 minutes (you’ll add more to the sheet then).
• While potatoes roast, in a large bowl, combine pork*, panko, BBQ Seasoning, scallion whites, ¾ tsp salt (1½ tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of pepper. Form into two 1-inch-tall loaves (four loaves for 4). • In a small bowl, combine BBQ sauce, a big squeeze of mandarin juice, and chipotle powder to taste. Taste and season with salt; add more mandarin juice and chipotle powder if desired.
• Once potatoes have roasted 10 minutes, remove sheet from oven. Carefully add green beans to empty side; using tongs, toss with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place meatloaves on same side of sheet as green beans. (For 4 servings, leave potatoes roasting; add meatloaves and green beans to a second, lightly oiled sheet. Roast on middle rack.) • Roast on top rack for 15 minutes (you’ll glaze the meatloaves then).
• Once meatloaves and green beans have roasted 15 minutes, remove sheet from oven. • Push potatoes together so they’re overlapping; sprinkle with Monterey Jack. • Brush tops of meatloaves with 1 TBSP glaze each (save the rest for serving). • Return to oven until meatloaves are cooked through, glaze is tacky, cheese has melted, and beans are tender, 2-3 minutes more.
• Divide meatloaves, potatoes, and green beans between plates. Drizzle meatloaves with any remaining glaze from bowl. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the tangy, smoky BBQ sauce with a hint of orange, though some found it too spicy 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated the simple one-pan approach and quick preparation, with clear instructions.
- Suggestions: Consider adding less chipotle powder for milder heat; some recommend mixing cheese into mashed potatoes instead.
- Leftovers: Several mentioned the meatloaves freeze well and reheat nicely for an easy meal later.
- Texture: Most enjoyed the moist, flavorful pork, though a few found it denser than expected.
Reviews from our home cooks
These meatloaves were really good. I added to the meatloaf mixture some of the orange zest along with approximately 1 TBS of the BBQ/Mandarin orange juice glaze into the panko mix. I coated the potatoes in some additional bbq spice. The green beans were finished with orange zest and a splash of the remaining juice. This dish would be perfectly complimented with brussel sprouts.
The potato wedges with cheese and the orange BBQ sauce made this meal! Loved how flavorful it was and the fact that I could do it all on one baking sheet!
One of my favorites! Love the touch of orange. Enough kick to make you pay attention. Already reused the meatloaf part of the recipe.
Delicious! Added a little garlic seasoning to the potato wedges and chili paste and soy sauce to the green beans, but the meatloaf was yummy just the way the recipe had it!
Although I liked the one pan approach, I felt if I would have put the green beans on at the same time as the meat (like the recipe says), they would have been overcooked. The BBQ sauce was good but I didn't taste the orange, even after adding more.
Tasty meal! I was surprised at how moist the pork was after being prepared like this. Note.. the orange flavor didn't really come through.
Again really nice spices this was a very different kind of a meatloaf but it really worked for me. The combo of orange and barbecue sauce was lovely.
Absolutely amazing. Never thought of pork for a meatloaf let alone adding mandarin oranges to a sauce. Perfect.
I have fallen in love with green beans again! The pork meatloaves were a great portion size too!
So far this has been my favorite recipe!! Very fast and easy to do. I love the tanginess of the orange and the kick of the chili seasoning.
