This is my husband’s absolute favorite dinner right now. We are big fans of Mexican cuisine in our family and I have been known to schedule the whole week with Mexican recipes.
This is such a simple recipe but filled with flavor. You can make it in the crock pot or in the oven. I love using the crock pot as I can throw everything in the pot in the morning and it only takes a couple seconds to put it all together for dinner.
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Instead of topping your meatloaf with ketchup or barbecue sauce you top it with a can of tomatoes with chilies. You could also use a can of salsa if you wanted. Just make sure you drain as much as you can out of the can because you will get enough liquid from the cooking process. I think this is one of the reasons TJ likes this recipe better than traditional meatloaf as he is not a fan of ketchup or barbecue sauce.
Mexican Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef I use 97% fat free
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 can tomatoes w/chilies drained
- 1/2 cup low fat mexican cheese
Directions
- Mix the meat, taco seasoning, bread crumbs, and egg.
- Spray crock pot well with cooking spray
- Shape meat into a log and place in crock pot
- Pour drained tomatoes with chilies over meat
- Cook on high for 3.5 hours, or on low for 6-7. The meat is done when it is cooked thoroughly and has browned on top and darkened on the edges.
- Sprinkle cheese on loaf while meat rests for a few minutes. If the cheese doesn’t fully melt you can place under broiler for a few minutes on an oven safe dish.
- Cut loaf into 6 slices and serve
Oven Directions: Bake for 1 hour at 350°F, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the meatloaf reads 155°F.
Servings: 6 | Calories: 149 | Fat: 6 | Carbohydrate: 6 | Fiber: 1 | Protein: 21
This is a real winner. Makes traditional meatloaf a thing of the past. A must to not only try but you will make it quite often.
Mmm, that looks delish!
This is a perfect recipe for me too! I love Mexican food so much.. Thanks for the recipe. It’s very easy to follow. I’ll try to cook this on the weekend.