Santa Fe Meat Loaf
Slicing the loaf reveals a hidden layer of cheese. Leftovers are especially good on a sandwich. Serve with tossed green salad and corn bread.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 slices)
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce
- 1/2 pound 7% fat ground turkey
- 1 pound ground turkey breast
- 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 2/3 cup mild chunky salsa, divided
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 6 slices 30%-less-fat center-cut bacon (such as Oscar Mayer), cooked and crumbled
- 2 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) reduced-fat finely shredded Mexican-style four cheese blend (such as Kraft 2% milk)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic to pan; sauté 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in chipotle chile; sauté 30 seconds. Remove from pan; cool. Combine onion mixture, turkey, turkey breast, breadcrumbs, 1/3 cup salsa, oregano, bacon, and egg whites in a large bowl.
Place half of turkey mixture in an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Arrange cheese over top, leaving a 1/2-inch border around outside edges. Arrange remaining turkey mixture over cheese, pressing edges to pack. Spread the remaining 1/3 cup salsa over top of meat loaf. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165°. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cut into 12 slices.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 288 (33% from fat)
- Fat:
- 10.5g (sat 4g,mono 3.3g,poly 1.6g)
- Protein:
- 31.5g
- Carbohydrate:
- 14.8g
- Fiber:
- 1.4g
- Cholesterol:
- 88mg
- Iron:
- 2.2mg
- Sodium:
- 876mg
- Calcium:
- 256mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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Considering it cost $18 to buy two types of ground turkey and center-cut bacon, I expected a better meal than this. The meatloaf was moist, yet tasted mostly of salsa and oregano. I couldn't taste the bacon at all, nor could I taste the chipotle, or bell pepper. Heck, the cheese hardly made an impression. Won't make this again. Didn't keep the leftovers, nothing special, except for the cost.07/30/09
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I have loved this dish since the first time I made it. It is appropriate both for a weeknight dinner or company, and the recipe doesn't require any changes - it turns out wonderfully every time. It is my husband's favorite meatloaf - he raves about it every time I make it.06/20/09





