This Mexican-Style Meatloaf recipe is made with 50% ground lean chicken meat and 50% ground lean turkey meat. It turns out so tender and juicy every time! Adding black beans, corn, tortilla chip crumbs and glazing with salsa and cilantro brings out so many Mexican flavors in this meatloaf recipe.
3/4cuptortilla chipscrumbled, see note 1 in notes section below
1medium onionfinely chopped or pureed in blender, see note 2 in notes section
4tablespoonssalsastore-bought or homemade, mind or spicy
2tablespoonsfresh cilantrochopped, to garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F and line a 9"x5" loaf pan with parchment paper (unless you are using the lift and serve non-stick meatloaf pan set)
Add all meatloaf ingredients (not including salsa and cilantro) to a large mixing bowl and mix well to combine. Do not overmix; just enough to combine all ingredients well.
Transfer the meat mixture to the loaf pan and press down gently to shape and even the meat, and to smooth any cracks.
Bake meatloaf, uncovered, for approximately 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Once the meat is cooked through and ready, spread salsa over the meatloaf and sprinkle with cilantro to garnish. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Tortilla chip crumbs: to make tortilla chip crumbs, either place the chips inside a bag or a plate and break them into very small size pieces, or ideally, use a food processor and pulse until crumbled.
Onion: the onion may be finely diced, or pureed using a food processor. It is faster and easier on your eyes (no tears!). If you are using a food processor, simply cut the onion into 4-6 large pieces, add about 1/3 cup of water and pulse until the onion has reached your desired texture. If you pulse long enough for the onion to have a pasty texture, you won't have any onion pieces in the meatloaf, they will simply blend in with the rest of the ingredients.
When combining the ingredients, especially the ground meat, avoid overmixing. Overmixing can result in a dense and tough meatloaf. Mix until the ingredients are just combined.
Make sure to preheat your oven before baking the meatloaf. This ensures even cooking from the start.