Chipotle Meatloaf

Yield – 8 servings

Preparation Time – 10 minutes

Cooking Time – 90 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 2 Tbsp garlic chili sauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 Tbsp ground dried chipotle
• 1 cup salsa
• Fresh veggies or salad, as side dish

Directions

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. (Use two if you want to freeze one before baking!)
• In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, chili sauce, eggs, oats, and dried chipotle seasoning. Mix with your hands.
• Place the meat mixture into the loaf pan and press in to fill it.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 80 minutes. Remove from oven, top with salsa, and place back in the oven.
• Bake for 10 more minutes or until meat reaches internal temperature of 165 degrees.
• Prepare fresh veggies or salad.
• Serve Chipotle Meatloaf with a side of veggies or salad.

To freeze ahead, form the loaf in advance and freeze in a freezer safe/oven safe pan. Allow the frozen meatloaf to thaw in the fridge for 24 hours before baking. Add salsa to the meatloaf as directed on the recipe during baking.