Southwest Meatloaf

Description
For years I didn’t eat meatloaf. There was just something about it that I disliked. It was basically a brick of meat. Meatloaf like Southwest Meatloaf has changed my ways!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds certified angus beef® brand ground beef
- 1/2 cup tortilla chip crumbs
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 1/2 cups pepper jack cheese , shredded
- 2 large eggs , lightly beaten
- cooking spray
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- dash of fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 ears of corn , corn cut off
- 1/2 white onion , chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a meatloaf pan with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together tortilla chip crumbs, smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, Kosher salt and white pepper. Add salsa, stir to moisten and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- Add ground beef, breaking apart as you go. Top with beat eggs and shredded pepper jack cheese.
- Using clean hands, lightly toss. Do not over mix. Overmixing will result in tough meatloaf.
- Gently pack into meatloaf pan. If you don’t have a meatloaf pan, you can form it into a rectangle on an aluminum foil lined rimmed baking sheet.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together ketchup, lime juice, onion powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium skillet, heat melt butter over medium heat. Add corn, onion, fine sea salt and smoked paprika. Cook until onions are soft and corn is a bright yellow. Remove and set aside until ready to serve.
- Remove meatloaf and brush ketchup mixture over top of meatloaf. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes uncovered or until a meat thermometer registers at 160 degrees.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes before slicing.
- Serve with a serving of corn relish.
- If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!