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Title: Slow Cooker Taco Meat Loaf
Categories: Beef, Pork, Vegetables, Cheese, Chilies
Yield: 8 Servings

3 lg Eggs; lightly beaten
28 oz Can fire-roasted crushed
- tomatoes
3/4 c Crushed tortilla chips
1 md Onion; finely chopped
2 cl Garlic; minced
2 ts Ground cumin
1 ts Smoked paprika or chilli
- spice mix
1 lb Ground beef
1 lb Ground pork
1 c Frozen whole kernel corn
1/2 c Pepper Jack cheese;
- shredded
Corn tortillas; warmed
- (opti)
Smoky Tomato Salsa (below)
Sliced avocado, green onions
- whole kernel corn, and
- cilantro (opt)
Lime wedges (opt)

MMMMM---------------------SMOKY TOMATO SALSA--------------------------
Reserved tomatoes
1 Green sweet pepper, chopped
1/3 c Chopped green onions
1/4 c Chopped fresh cilantro
2 Minced, seeded jalapeno
- peppers*
1 tb Lime juice
1/4 ts Salt

In a medium bowl combine reserved tomatoes, green sweet
pepper, green onions, cilantro, jalapeno peppers, lime
juice, and salt.

In large bowl combine eggs, 1/2 cup of the crushed
tomatoes (reserve remaining tomatoes for Smoky Tomato
Salsa), and crushed tortilla chips. Stir in onion, garlic,
cumin, paprika, 1/2 tsp. each salt and black pepper. Add
beef, pork, and corn; mix well. Shape mixture into a round
loaf or oblong loaf to fit the slow cooker.

Crisscross three 18" strips of foil, folded to double
thickness. (see Slow Easy, below). Place meat loaf in
center of strips. Bring up foil strips to lift and
transfer meat and foil to a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
(If needed, push meat away from side of slow cooker to
avoid burning).

Cover, cook on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 2 1/2
to 3 hours.

Using foil strips, carefully lift meat loaf from cooker
and place on cutting board. Pull foil from meat; discard.
Scrape off any drippings from meat and discard. Sprinkle
with cheese. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve with corn
tortillas, Smoky Tomato salsa, avocado, green onion,
cilantro, corn, and lime wedges.

OVEN VARIATION: Set oven @ 350ºF/177ºC.

Place shaped loaf in shallow baking pan. Bake for 1-1/4
hours or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into
center of loaf reads 160 degrees F. Sprinkle with cheese
and serve as directed in main recipe.

Makes 8 servings.

SLOW EASY: To place meat loaf in and lift out of a slow
cooker while keeping it in tact, make a foil sling. Tear
off three 18" strips of foil folded to double thickness.
Crisscross the strips in a spoke-like fashion. Place the
loaf in the center of the spokes. Lift the ends of the
foil strips to transfer the loaf to the cooker, leaving
the foil in place during cooking. Use the foil again to
lift the loaf from the cooker to a serving platter. Gently
pull foil strips away from the loaf and discard.

Better Homes & Gardens | July 2016

MM Format by Dave Drum - 28 July 2016

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