Meatloaf With A Southwest Twist Food

MEATLOAF...A LITTLE SOUTHWEST STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the ground beef, eggs, onion, bread crumbs, salsa, ketchup, barbeque sauce, salt, pepper, and celery salt together in a bowl; transfer to a loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 1 hour.

SOUTHWESTERN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Add the panko, milk, cilantro, ketchup, barbecue sauce, Dijon mustard, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, garlic, green onions, eggs, Spanish onion and red bell pepper to a large bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the beef and mix until incorporated, being careful not to overwork. Put the meat mixture in a loaf pan set on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until it registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 60 to 75 minutes. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with smashed red potatoes, green onions and sour cream.

CHEESY MINI MEATLOAVES WITH SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix first 4 ingredients with 1 cup cheese and 1/2 cup salsa just until blended.
• Press into 12 muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray. Use back of spoon to make indentation in center of each mini meatloaf. Place muffin pan on foil-covered baking sheet.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until meatloaves are done (160°F). Top with remaining salsa and cheese; bake 3 min. or until cheese is melted.

MEXICALI MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Spray a 9x5" loaf pan with olive oil flavored cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup salsa and sour cream.
• Refrigerate.
• In a large bowl, combine meat, oats, remaining 1/2 cup salsa, parsley flakes and cheddar cheese.
• Mix well to combine.
• Pat mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes.
• Cut into 6 servings.
• Serving size (1 slice) When serving, top each piece with 2 tablespoons sour cream mixture.
• Healthy Exchanges: 2-2/3 Protein, 2/3 Bread, 1/3 Vegetable, 15 Opt.
• Cal.
• Diabetic Exchanges: 2 1/2 Meat, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Starch/Carbohydrate WW- 4 Points per serving.

SOUTHWESTERN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine all ingredients except for jelly in large bowl (hands work best for mixing) and mix well.
• Pack mixture into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan and spread a couple tablespoons hot pepper jelly on the top.
• Bake for 1 1/4 hours or just until cooked through.
• Brush on the remaining jelly while it's baking to glaze the meatloaf.

MEATLOAF WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together all ingredients listed under"main loaf".
• Press out into a rectangle shape that is no wider than the loaf pan you will be using.
• Do this on a piece of wax paper.
• Lay ham slices and then swiss cheese on top of ground beef mixture.
• Roll meat loaf like a jelly roll (the ham and cheese will look like a swirl in center of the loaf- thus the name"with a twist").
• Place meat loaf in bread pan and cook for 1 hour or 165 degrees internal temperature.
• Let stand 10 minutes, slice and serve.

SOUTHWEST MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together well.
• Bake at 350F for 45 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 425°F
• Bake for 15 minutes more.
• Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

MEATLOAF WITH A SOUTHWEST TWIST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Mix together first five ingredients & spices (I use my hands). Place into a pan/dish a bit larger than meat mixture. Cover with foil. Bake for 1 hr. Mix together the topping ingredients while meat is baking. Remove from oven, remove foil, drain off excess fluids, spoon topping over meat. Turn oven down to 200 degrees & continue baking for 1/2 hr (just to heat topping). Let set for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy!