Colorado Chili Meatloaf Recipes

CHILI MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg with a fork.
• Add bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
• Gently mix in ground beef.
• Set aside.
• In a large frying pan, heat oil on medium-high heat.
• Add onion; cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add sweet pepper and chili powder.
• Cook for another 4 minutes.
• Let cool slightly and then add to beef mixture.
• Add kidney beans and salsa.
• Pack into an 8 by 4 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated 350F (180C) degree oven for 60-75 minutes.
• Drain off fat.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of meatloaf and return to oven for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

MEAT LOAF WITH CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut four 20x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 5-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray., In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into a 9-in. round loaf. Place loaf in center of strips in slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until a thermometer reads at least 160°. If desired, spoon additional chili sauce over meat loaf; let stand 10 minutes. Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter., Freeze option: Cover and freeze leftover meat loaf slices in a greased 2-qt. shallow baking dish. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Reheat meat slices, covered, until a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°. ,

COLORADO CHILI MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Peel and dice the onion. Remove core and seeds from red pepper and jalapenos and dice. Thinly slice the green onion.
• In a large skillet heat the olive oil. Add diced onion, red pepper, jalapenos, garlic, chili powder, salt, oregano, and cumin and saute 1 minute. Drain crushed tomatoes and add to skillet. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, combine beef and sausage. Add tomato mixture, bread crumbs, eggs, corn, and green onions and mix well.
• Press meat mixture into 2 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
• Remove from oven and pour off any pan juices. Top evenly with cheddar cheese and return to the oven for about 4 minutes, until cheese melts.

CHILI-GLAZED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except the beef and mix well. Add beef and combine well.
• Turn mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and pat down to form a nice loaf shape.
• Bake 40 minutes. Brush glaze ingredients over meatloaf and bake another 20-25 minutes or until cooked through to 165 degrees.
• Let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
• Combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl.

COLORADO CHILI

Steps:

• Add olive oil to a large skillet over high heat. Season stew meat with salt and pepper and sear on all sides.
• Place in a 4-quart slow cooker. Add onion, green chiles, and bacon. Add seared stew meat.
• In a small bowl, whisk together tomato puree, Mexican seasoning, chili powder, salt and pepper and beef stock. Pour into slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 4 to 6 hours. Serve in bowls garnished with scallion

CHILI MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Make foil handles for slow cooker. Do this by cutting three 18x3 inch strips of heavy duty foil paper; place in bottom of slow cooker in criss-cross strips to resemble bicycle spokes on a wheel.
• Spray foil paper in slow cooker with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, combine beef, beefy onion soup mix, oats, eggs, 3/4 cup chili sauce, and black pepper; mix well.
• With your hands, shape meat mixture into round ball.
• Place round ball into slow cooker; pat down into loaf shape.
• Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours. Before last half hour of cooking time, spread remaining chili sauce over top of loaf and continue cooking.
• Use foil handles to lift meat loaf out of slow cooker.