Southwest-style Meatloaf (turkey, Chicken Or Beef)

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon, diced
• 1 medium cooking onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce (i.e.: tabasco, chipotles hot sauce recommended)
• 1/3 cup hot salsa
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken or 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup grated monterey jack cheese or 1 cup cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, until golden.
• 2 add onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic.
• 3 cook until the onion is soft.
• 4 stir in chili powder, oregano, salt and hot sauce.
• 5 in a medium bowl, combine contents of skillet with the salsa, ground meat, breadcrumbs and egg.
• 6 spoon mixture in large loaf pan.
• 7 place in preheated 350 f oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 8 sprinkle cheese on top and return to oven until the cheese is melted.
• 9 remove from oven let stand for at least 10 minutes.
• 10 serve with salsa and sour cream on the side.