Mexican Meatloaves

Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe.

Servings: Serving size is one meatloaf.  6 – 8 servings per batch

Ingredients:

• 2 lb of ground sirloin
• ¾ cup of breadcrumbs (you can make these by grinding up breadsticks)
• 1 tsp of chili powder
• 1 tsp of cumin
• 3 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
• ¾ cup of chopped Vidalia (sweet) onion
• ½ cup of minced red bell pepper
• 2 cloves of minced garlic (jar garlic will be fine in this one)
• cayenne to taste (a good sprinkle is plenty)
• 6 oz of tomato sauce (Hunts brand has no sugar)
• sliced jalapenos (optional)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl add the ground sirloin, crumbs, spices, Worcestershire sauce, onion, bell pepper and the garlic along with the sprinkle of cayenne. Mix the whole thing. I do this with my hands to get it really well combined.

Spray a muffin pan with a light squirt of olive oil spray.

Form the meat mixture into balls and put them into the muffin tin segments. Will make 6, six ounce balls or 8, 4 ounce balls. When I put them in the tin I make sure there’s enough of a rim around them so when I pour on the sauce it doesn’t run over. Just squish the edges with your finger.

Bake the meatloaves 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Pull them out and pour a bit of tomato sauce over each one and then put them back in for five minutes more until the sauce is heated. Then serve.

If you like your meatloaf extra spicy you can serve with sliced jalapenos.

Enjoy!

Cheers,