Deep Dish Mexican Meatloaf Pie

Very good. Spiced just right

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 # hamburger (90% lean)
• 1 c. tortilla or corn chips, finely crushed
• 1 envelope onion soup mix (1/2 of 2 oz pkg)
• 3/4 c. bottled taco sauce
• 2 eggs lightly beaten, divided
• 1- 8.8 oz pouch cooked spanish-style rice (Uncle Ben's Ready rice)
• 1 can (15.5 oz) golden Hominy, rinsed and drained
• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
• 1 c.pepper jack cheese (shredded) 4oz
• 1 med. fresh anahaim pepper seeded and chopped ,(1/2) c.
• 1/2 c. fresh Cilantro
• 1 jalapeno pepper
• Tortilla or corn chips, sliced jalapeno pepper and or fresh cilantro sprigs
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Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine beef, crushed chips, soup mix, 1/2 c. taco sauce, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp pepper. Press into bottom and up sides of 10 inch pie plate.

2. Heat rice according to pkg directions. In a bowl, combine rice, hominy, tomatoes, cheese, anaheim pepper, cilantro and the remaining 1/4 c. taco sauce and egg. Spoon into meat shell. Place on baking sheet. Cover loosely with foil.

3. Bake 40 min. Remove foil. Bake 20 min longer or until thermometer registers 160 degrees . Cool 15 min. Top with chips, jalapeno and cilantro.

Weat plastic gloves when seeding peppers.