{"id":127,"date":"2008-07-03T14:28:05","date_gmt":"2008-07-03T20:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=127"},"modified":"2009-09-21T20:44:24","modified_gmt":"2009-09-22T02:44:24","slug":"tex-mex-meatloaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/03\/tex-mex-meatloaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Tex Mex Meatloaf"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hate meatloaf.\u00c2\u00a0 There, I said it.\u00c2\u00a0 Believe me, I want<\/em> to like it.\u00c2\u00a0 Meatloaf is one of those classic American comfort foods, and from what I’ve heard, it goes great with mashed potatoes (which I love).\u00c2\u00a0 I have tried a handful of different meatloaf recipes, but to no avail.\u00c2\u00a0 I just haven’t found one that I like.\u00c2\u00a0 Until now.\u00c2\u00a0 Now granted, this isn’t your standard all-American meatloaf, and perhaps that’s why I like it.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s certainly why I decided to give it a chance in the first place.\u00c2\u00a0 Anything with “Tex-Mex” in the title gives me pause, and this recipe made it all the way to my recipe file, despite <\/em>also having “Meatloaf” in the title.\u00c2\u00a0 This meatloaf, if you can even call it that, tastes very taco and\/or chili-like.\u00c2\u00a0 It definitely isn’t the prettiest dish on the block.\u00c2\u00a0 But give this ugly meatloaf a try, won’t you?<\/p>\n

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Tex-Mex Meatloaf<\/h4>\n

from Southern Living, May 2008<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

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  • 2 lb. ground round<\/li>\n
  • 1 1\/2 cups crushed tortilla chips, divided<\/li>\n
  • 1 (16 oz) can chili beans in sauce, undrained<\/li>\n
  • 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained<\/li>\n
  • 1 1\/4 tsp. chili powder<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin<\/li>\n
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup chopped onion<\/li>\n
  • 1 garlic clove, minced<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp.\u00c2\u00a0 salt<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 tsp. pepper<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup salsa<\/li>\n
  • Torn lettuce leaves<\/li>\n
  • Tortilla chips<\/li>\n
  • Toppings: sour cream, grated Cheddar cheese, chopped tomatoes, sliced olives, guacamole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    1.\u00c2\u00a0 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.\u00c2\u00a0 Stir together ground round, 1 cup crushed tortilla chips, beans, and next 8 ingredients in a large bowl until just combined.<\/p>\n

    2.\u00c2\u00a0 Transfer mixture to a lightly greased 9 inch deep-dish pieplate.\u00c2\u00a0 Place on a rimmed baking sheet.\u00c2\u00a0 Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.\u00c2\u00a0 Spoon 1\/2 cup salsa evenly over meatloaf; sprinkle with remaining 1\/2 cup tortilla chips.\u00c2\u00a0 Bake 20 to 25 more minutes or until center is no longer pink.\u00c2\u00a0 Let stand 10 minutes.\u00c2\u00a0 Cut into wedges.\u00c2\u00a0 Serve over lettuce with tortilla chips and desired toppings.<\/p>\n

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    I hate meatloaf.\u00c2\u00a0 There, I said it.\u00c2\u00a0 Believe me, I want to like it.\u00c2\u00a0 Meatloaf is one of those classic American comfort foods, and from what I’ve heard, it goes great with mashed potatoes (which I love).\u00c2\u00a0 I have tried a handful of different meatloaf recipes, but to no avail.\u00c2\u00a0 I just haven’t found one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beef","category-main-dish","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}