MEXICAN MEATLOAF – The Southern Lady Cooks

This Mexican Meatloaf is a wonderful twist on a classic, super versatile and taste great! Great reviews too!

If you love this recipe you will love our Brown Sugar Meatloaf. It is one of our most popular recipes and has incredible reviews.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

If you have followed our site for any amount of time you know we love Mexican food. This was an experiment that turned out great and the reviews show that too. Many people love this recipe and it’s super versatile. The tortilla chips are a wonderful addition and this comes together really well.

SWAPS

This is a versatile recipe, you can switch out the taco seasoning for fajita seasoning if you prefer. You can also leave out cilantro if you are not a fan of replace it with fresh instead of the dried. We love the tortilla chips and think they bring a great texture to this recipe. Use a salsa you love for the topping.

Please read the comments on this recipe to see how other people made this recipe unique to their liking.

⭐TIP

You may have to increase the cooking time on this recipe. We find that it’s done at that time but all ovens vary and even the pan you bake it in can make a difference too.

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STORING, REHEATING & SERVING SIZE

We store in an airtight container and just reheat in the microwave. This makes 6-8 servings depending on how you cut it.

Mexican Meatloaf

Anne Walkup

This Mexican Meatloaf is the perfect twist on a classic. It has wonderful reviews and it’s a wonderful week night meal!

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons dried cilantro leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Dash hot pepper sauce or Tabasco optional
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning I used my recipe for homemade taco seasoning
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion or regular onion
• 1/2 cup chopped red or green sweet peppers
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 2 10 ounce cans Rotel tomatoes with green chilis (well drained)
• 1 egg
• 2 cups crushed tortilla chips or corn chips divided (I used tostado chips)

Topping for Mexican meatloaf:

• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese I used a Finely Shredded Fiesta Blend that is a combination of Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Queso Quesadilla and Asadero Cheese that came from Walmart

• Mix together in a large mixing bowl the ground beef with the minced garlic, cilantro, pepper, salt, hot sauce and taco seasoning.

• Fold in the onions, peppers, corn, drained tomatoes, egg and 1 1/2 cups of the crushed tortilla chips.

• Form into a loaf and place in baking dish (I used a 9 x 13).  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven, uncovered, for 30 minutes.  Remove and add the salsa, crushed tortilla chips and cheese to the top of the meatloaf.  Raise the oven heat to 375 and bake for 35 more minutes uncovered.  Makes 8 to 10 servings.

You could add a dollop of sour cream to cooked meatloaf slices along with more salsa when serving.

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