Introduction

Serve meat loaf with a little sass. High-fiber cereal and salsa as hot as you like sets this meat loaf apart.
Prep Time:15 min  Start to Finish:1 hr 40 min
Makes:6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1cup Fiber One® original bran cereal
  • 1cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
  • 2eggs
  • 1teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4teaspoon salt
  • 1/8teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2lb extra lean (at least 90%) ground beef
  • 1/2cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or finely crush in food processor).
  2. In large bowl, stir together cereal and 1 cup salsa (mixture will be thick). Let stand 5 minutes.
  3. Add eggs, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper to cereal mixture; stir until blended. Add ground beef; stir until well mixed. Press evenly in ungreased 9x5-inch glass loaf dish.
  4. Bake uncovered 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F. Cover; let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard liquid before slicing. Serve with 1/2 cup salsa.

Keywords:  Volumetric, healthy living