Recipe

Taco Chip Meatloaf With Cheddar Cheese Recipe

	Grizzlybear / All my dishes 2 years, 3 months ago this is a unusually flavored meatloaf very good the same night but reheating is not all that Prep:20m Cook:90m Servings:6	Grizzlybear
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Ingredients

1 3/4 lb ground beef,

3/4 cup minced yellow onion - plus an optional 1/2 cup onion in 1/4"-1/2" dice,

3/4 cup combination of minced red and green bell pepper - plus add'l optional 1/2 cup of red & green bell pepper chopped 1/4"-1/2" dice,

butter,

1/2 cup plain taco chips broken into 1/4"-1/2" pieces - not ground,

1 large egg lightly beaten,

2 cans - 4 oz each chopped green chilies,

1 TB chopped fresh cilantro,

3/4 tsp chili powder,

1/4 tsp cumin,

1/4 tsp black pepper,

1/3 cup beef broth,

1/3 cup hot red pepper or green jalapeno diced and chopped,

1 package, 8 ozs each, of cheddar cheese in cubes if possible,

1/2 cup mild salsa

Directions

In a frypan saute all the bell pepper plus all the onion in a little butter till soft. Then mix all the ingredients together including the sauteed items except the salsa and cheese cubes, in a large bowl.

Mixture will be somewhat wet but most moisture will cook off in the oven. Divide mixture into 2 equal parts

Assemble in a flat fashion in a 9" by 9" square pan. (You can instead make a 12 x 7 inch shape on a lasagna pan or large baking sheet with an edge for grease runoff, but because it is loose, it's shape will not be neat.)

Layer cheddar cheese cubes on top of this layer. Then smear the salsa over the cubes to cover the surface. Take remaining other 1/2 of meat mixture and cover the first layer. Smooth over top and shape as neatly as possible.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. The 'tasty' grease will reabsorb after sitting a while. Cut into serving portions when loaf has cooled a bit and solidified.

Notes: Although there are jalapeno peppers in this dish, it is not "hot". This meatloaf did not hold up well to a second day of reheating. It lost the freshness of the oven's original baking. It is possible to "fry" up the leftover meatloaf. I chose the scrambled-egg approach, stirring occasionally so that it didn't blacken or stick to the pan too much. The scrambled meatloaf was tasty but lacked any definitive shape or style. Better yet, enjoy it all the very first day you make it.

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