South Of The Border Meat Loaf Food

SOUTH OF THE BORDER MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 12 ingredidients.
• Add beef and mix well.
• Press into a 9x5x3 loaf pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until meat is no longer pink and meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
• Drizzle with salsa if desired and top with sour cream if desired.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Press into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 1 hour or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°., Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Drizzle with salsa if desired.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER SQUASH

Steps:

• Dice squash.
• Saute with onions in butter until tender but still crisp.
• Fold in chilies, flour, salt, and pepper.
• Place in greased, 1 1/2 quart baking dish; sprinkle with Monterery Jack cheese.
• Combine egg, cottage cheese and parsley.
• Layer over cheese, sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake uncovered at 400 for 25-30 minutes, until heated through.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER BREAD (FOR THE BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into a bread machine (with a 2 pound loaf capacity or larger) in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Select the basic bake cycle.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER BEEF MARINADE

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients well.
• Mix 3 teaspoons of mixture with
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• and 1 cup of red wine vinegar.
• NOTE: This amount will marinate 1 lb. of beef.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER MASHED POTATOES MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare mashed potatoes following package directions. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients from beef through black pepper. Mix thoroughly but lightly.
• Shape mixture into a 10x4-inch loaf. Place on rack coated with cooking spray on broiler pan.
• Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until internal temperature is 160 degrees F.
• Let stand 5 minutes then frost with the mashed potatoes. Top with salsa and sliced avocados.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER BURGERS

Steps:

• Divide the hamburger into 4 equal portions and make two patties from each portion (if using Italian buns make the patties oblong to fit the bun) On 4 of the 8 patties put a tbsp of refied beans, sprinkle on some jalapeno pepper and a tbsp of onions, salt& pepper Place the second pattie on top and firmly seal.
• Really pat them so they won't fall apart while cooking.
• If BBQing I recommend that you use a stir fry pan or use a solid grill to cook them in/on to ensure they do not end up as the fuel for the BBQ.
• These burgers are delicate because there is no filler in them.
• Or pan fry When the burgers are cooked on one side (apprx 6 minutes) flip and.
• add mushrooms, cover with a lid and finish cooking.
• Slit the buns and start toasting one side, when browned slightly add cheese and continue heating until the cheese has melted Assemble the Burger, Butter the bun if you wish, put in the bacon& mushrooms then the burger, top with the salsa, avacado& sour cream.