Tapia Family's Meatloaf

4 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 15 min

“My family kept turning up their noses at my meatloaf. I tried several recipes in hopes of finding one that they would all like. They told it was just too darn plain for their taste. I tried adding oatmeal or rice instead of dry bread crumbs, adding different kinds of veggies, I used canned tomatoes, or ketchup, or tomato paste, or different styles of tomato sauce, even different spices until I came up with this one. When I saw all plates clean and being asked for more, I knew I had found the one they liked and the keeper for our family.” - by rlt11_NMC

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
1 (7.75 ounce) can Mexican-style hot tomato sauce
2 eggs
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup diced green chiles
2 teaspoons garlic and herb seasoning blend (such as Mrs. Dash®)
1 teaspoon garlic powder

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix ground beef, Mexican-style tomato sauce, eggs, onion soup mix, bread crumbs, green chiles, garlic and herb seasoning, and garlic powder in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Place mixture into a large loaf pan and shape into a loaf.
Bake in the preheated oven until meatloaf is no longer pink inside and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the middle of the loaf shows at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 1 hour.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
279 cal
14%

Fat
15.5 g
24%

Carbs
11 g
4%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (4)

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mahaela

Feb. 3, 2013

"This meatloaf was delicious although I did have a couple small changes to it. I used garlic and onion tomato sauce since my grocery store did not have the Mexican tomato sauce. I added about 8 shake..." See mores of Tabasco sauce for the missing heat. I also used 1 teaspoon garlic powder, half teaspoon oregano, half teaspoon basil and half teaspoon parsley since I don't have the Mrs.Dash. I also only used 11/2lbs ground turkey because that was the amount I had frozen. This was the first meatloaf that I loved and didn't smother in ketchup!"

Perri Pender

Aug. 26, 2012

"This was a nice twist on meatloaf, even my picky husband enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing!..." See more"

brujah42

Feb. 23, 2013

"YUMMY!!!!!! i tried it with the quinoa customization and i can't help but wonder if it should have been cooked before it was added to the mixture because it got all crumbly. i reduced the beef to us..." See moree 12 oz of chorizo and it added some heat to the meatloaf. can't wait to make this again. YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!"

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