Salsa Chicken Meatloaf Recipe

• Serves: 6
• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 12 oz salsa
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 1 seeded
• minced jalapeno pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
• 3 minced garlic cloves
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups herb-seasoned croutons
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup shredded pepperjack cheese
• 1/4 cup minced cilantro

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 5 x 9-inch loaf pan.

Mix the croutons with the salsa in a bowl, and set aside to soften, for about 15 minutes.

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over a medium heat, and cook the jalapeno pepper, onion, and garlic for 6 minutes.

Mix the ground chicken, ground pork, pepperjack cheese egg, taco seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and cilantro into the crouton mixture, and mash any unbroken croutons.

Mix in the cooked onion mixture.

Transfer the meatloaf into the prepared loaf pan.

Combine the BBQ sauce and brown sugar in a bowl, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, then brush this mixture over the loaf.

Fold a 12-inch long piece of aluminum foil into a tent, and place the foil tent over the loaf.

Bake until the juices run clear and the loaf is no longer pink in the center - this will take about an hour.

Remove the foil tent for the final 10 minutes of baking.

An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees F.

Remove the meatloaf from oven, cover it with foil, and let stand for 15 minutes before serving.