Not Your Mama's Meatloaf

Need the feeling of home? Yet, you hated meat loaf as a child like me. This one has a Mexican flare you will LOVE! Pared with a mix of vegetable and No boil mashed potatoes that leave other mashed potatoes taste like paste. This my one of my Sunday evening favorites but it doesn't take me all after noon to make.

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Serves 6-8


2 pounds of ground turkey or grass-fed ground beef

¾ cup panko bread crumbs

1 package of fajita seasoning or homemade (see recipe below)

4 ounces of diced chilis

2 eggs beaten


Glaze:

3/4 cup of organic ketchup

¼ cup apricot jam

2 teaspoons chipotle adobo sauce


Fajita seasoning:

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon paprika

½ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon cayenne

½ teaspoon cumin


  1. Combine meat, bread crumbs, seasoning, chilis and eggs.

  2. Preheat Electric Oil Cored Skillet to 300F.

  3. Shape meat into loaf shape.

  4. Cover, when vapo- valve clicks lower temp to 250 for 25 minutes.

  5. Open and add ½ glaze and cover for 5 minutes.

  6. If desired, allow to cool and slice into 1 inch thick sliced and grill both sides.

  7. Serve with extra glaze.

  8. when using oven, bake at 350 for 15 minutes, then add glaze and pour ½ on top and cook for another 30 minutes. Grill slices if desired.