Tex-Mex Lovers Mini Meatloaves
February 2010
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Everyone will fall for these heart-shaped mini meatloaves.
4 servings Prep: 15 mins Cook: 35 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 bunch scallions, white and green
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 bunch scallions, white and green parts thinly sliced separately
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 handfuls tortilla chips, crushed into crumbs (1/2 cup)
- 6 tablespoons store-bought medium-hot salsa, plus more for serving
- 1 large egg
- 1 pound extra-lean ground beef or dark-meat ground turkey
- 1 15 ounce can small red beans, rinsed
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees . In a small saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the scallion whites and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the rice to coat. Add 1 3/4 cups water and bring to a boil. Cover the pot, lower the heat and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, beat together the tortilla chip crumbs, salsa, egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Mix in the ground beef. Place a 3--- to 4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter on the prepared baking sheet. Press one-quarter of the meat mixture evenly into the cookie cutter; remove the cutter. Repeat with the remaining meat mixture. Bake until firm to the touch, about 15 minutes.
- Stir the beans and scallion greens into the rice and season with salt. Serve with the mini meatloaves and extra salsa on the side.