Mexican Meatloaf recipe

Mexican Meatloaf recipe is a tasty twist on a classic. This hearty meatloaf recipe uses spicy flavors of cumin, cilantro, green chiles, and chorizo.

This Mexican Meatloaf recipe comes together quickly and easily for weeknight dinners.

And so it goes.

I wasn’t even a fan of meatloaf before meeting my husband and I didn’t eat my mother’s meatloaf growing up. However, I tried Wesley’s homemade meatloaf way back when we first got married. It smelled so good cooking and we were poor and it was either that or nothing. Maybe we had a brown banana on the counter, but we sure didn’t have filets in the fridge. To my surprise, it was delicious and didn’t taste at all like what I remember eating at 10 years old for Sunday dinner.

Enter Mexican meatloaf.

We seriously eat Mexican twice a week, more if it were up to my boys. A Mexican Meatloaf recipe was a natural progression of my traditional meatloaf since I’ve slowly been adding Mexican flavors to beef and chicken for a while now. It’s a spicy spin that your family will love too.

Mexican Meatloaf recipe tips

I used beef chorizo sausage mixed with lean ground beef. Chorizo tends to have a high-fat content so I went with a 90% lean ground beef.

I also mixed half chorizo with half ground beef. I really liked that ratio for flavor. If you’re watching fat and calories, you may want to use less chorizo.

For additional flavors, moisture and texture, I added canned chopped tomatoes, green chiles, and diced onions. Then to round with the spices, I mixed in garlic, cumin, cilantro, enchilada sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.

Yes, it’s full of flavor!

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Mexican Meatloaf recipe

Cilantro, cumin, chorizo and green chiles give this Mexican Meatloaf recipe a spicy spin.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time55 mins

Course: beef, entree

Cuisine: American/Southern, Tex-Mex

Keyword: beef

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 285kcal

Author: Paula Jones

Ingredients

• 1 and ½ pound 90% lean ground beef
• 1 and ½ pound beef chorizo sausage
• 4 ounce green chiles undrained
• 8 ounce tomatoes diced, drained
• 1/2 cup tortilla chips finely crushed
• 1/4 cup onion
• 3 teaspoon garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cilantro dried
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon enchilada sauce
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Sauce

• ⅓ cup enchilada sauce
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• Garnish: lettuce tomato, cilantro, salsa, cheese, sour cream, black olives

Instructions

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef and chorizo until well combined.
• Mix in green chiles, diced tomatoes, garlic, cumin, cilantro, eggs, onion, salt, pepper, tortilla chips, enchilada sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
• Combine until well blended.
• On a roasting rack, form meat mixture into a log.
• Bake 35 minutes until outside is browned.
• Combine sauce ingredients: enchilada sauce and brown sugar. Spread over meatloaf reserving 1/3 cup for dipping.
• Cook another 10 minutes with sauce on top.
• Garnish as desired.

Notes

• Be sure to read the post for details on ingredients and substitutions.
• Heat the reserved sauce in the microwave 30 to 40 seconds to dissolve the sugar and serve with meatloaf. 

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 420mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 353IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg

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