Immerse your taste buds in a fiesta of flavors as seasoned ground beef meets zesty salsa, chilies, and cheese in this Mexican Meatloaf.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword meatloaf, mexican
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 578kcal
Ingredients
2poundsground chuck
1 ½cupstortilla chipscrushed
1cupsalsadivided
½cupmilk
7ouncesgreen chilieschopped
¼cuptaco seasoning
1tablespoonsdried minced onion
2eggsbeaten
2cupsColby-jack cheeseshredded, divided
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix the ground chuck, tortilla chips, ½ cup salsa, milk, green chilies, taco seasoning, minced onion, eggs, and 1 ½ cups cheese with wet hands or with an electric stand mixer using the dough hook.
Shape the meat mixture into a loaf, placing it on the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or an instant thermometer inserted into the middle of the loaf reads 160 degrees.
Top the meatloaf with the cheese and place back into the oven until melted.
Pour the remaining salsa over the top of the melted cheese.
Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.