Southwest meatloaf

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsLean ground beef
½poundsChorizo or Italian sausage
½cupQuick-cooking or regular rolled oats
½cupChopped onion
2Eggs, beaten
116 oz. jar salsa, divided
cupRefried beans
1cupShredded cheddar cheese
2tablespoonsDiced green chilies

Directions

Heat oven to 350F. Line 9x5 inch loaf pan with enough foil so that it extends beyond the pan edges. Coat foil with nonstick cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine spray. In medium bowl, combine ground beef, sausage, oats, onion, eggs and 3 tbs. salsa. Press half of the mixture into prepared pan. Form a 1 inch deep indentation down center of meat mixture, leaving a 1 inch border of meat on all sides. In a small bowl, combine refried beans, cheese and chilies. Mix well. Spoon bean mixture into indentation, mounding mixture if necessary. Press remaining meat mixture evenly over beans and meat, sealing edges. Bake 1¼ hours or until well done. Let stand 15 minutes. Left loaf from pan using foil. Remove foil.

Spoon remaining salsa on top of meatloaf. Serves 6 Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: Popular Brand Cookbooks Chili & Hamburger.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@...> on Sep 15, 1998