Recipe of the Month (September) – Santa Fe Meatloaf

This is a little something new that I’m going to try. Christine and I both love to cook, and we are going to start sharing our favorite recipes here on the blog. I promise that no recipe will get posted unless we both rate it a 10 out of 10!! This one is killer, but we use our own home made salsa (thanks to my dad for that recipe) and always extra chipotle chilies!!! Hope you enjoy. You can download it as a printable pdf at the bottom of the post. Bon appetite!

• 1?2 cup onion, chopped
• 1?3 cup red bell peppers, finely chopped
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1?2 tsp ground cumin
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon canned chipotle chile in
adobo sauce, minced
• 1 1?3 pounds ground turkey, 1 package
• 3?4 cup dry breadcrumbs ** This says “3/4 pound” in
the pdf ** oops!
• 2?3 cup salsa, divided
• 1 tsp oregano, dried
• 6 slices bacon, crumbled
• 2 egg whites
• 3?4 cup pepperjack cheese, grated
• 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.

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