Southwestern-Style Meat Loaf

By luvmybuttonsnbows

PREP:
15 minutes
BAKE:
1 hour 5 minutes
STAND:
10 minutes
OVEN:
350°


MAKES:
6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs (1 slice bread)
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• l/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup salsa
• Additional salsa (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl stir together the egg, bread crumbs, the 1/4 cup salsa, raisins, almonds, onion, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add ground beef; mix well. In a shallow baking pan pat meat mixture into-an 8x4x2-inch oval loaf. (Or pat meat mixture into an 8x4x2-inch loaf pan.) Bake in a 350° oven for 1 hour.
Drain off fat. Insert a meat thermometer into center of loaf. Spoon the 1/4 cup salsa over meat loaf. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes more or until thermometer registers 160°. Transfer meat loaf to a serving platter. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
To serve, slice meat loaf with a thin-bladed, serrated knife. If desired, serve meat loaf with additional salsa.