Rio Grande Meat Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeno peppers
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 taco shells, finely crushed (about 1 1/2 oz)
• 2 egg whites
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 lbs ground round
• vegetable oil cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 combine first 12 ingredients in a large bowl, and stir well. crumble beef over vegetable mixture, and stir just until blended.
• 3 pack mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
• 4 bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until meat loaf registers 160 degrees. let.
• 5 meat loaf stand in pan 10 minutes. remove meat loaf from pan; cut loaf into.
• 6 16 slices.
• 7 serve with commercial salsa, if desired.