Recipe - Chili Meat Loaf

1 pound Lean ground beef
Three fourths cup Medium salsa
1 teaspoon Chili powder
14 ounce Red kidney beans, drained
and rinsed
One half cup Shredded monterey jack or
cheddar cheese

In bowl, break up beef with fork. Mix in One fourth cup of the salsa, chili
powder, One half tsp salt and 1/54 tsp pepper. Divide into 8 portions. Place in
muffin cups. Press centre of each to form well Three fourths inch deep and 11/2
inches wide. Bake in 400F oven for 10 minutes or until firm to the touch
and no longer pink. Combine beans and reamining salsa. Spoon into wells.
Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 78 minutes or until beans are hot and
cheese has melted. Using two forks, remove from muffin cups. Makes 4
servings. Per serving: 355 calories, 31 g protein, 17 g fat, 18 carbo,
very high source fibre and good source iron.

This is a fun dish kids will enjoy. Beans and salsa cupped in ground beef
muffins and baked under melting cheese. Start the meal preparation by
putting potatoes in the oven while you assemble the muffins, then as the
muffins bake, grate carrots for a slaw.

Origin: Canadian Living, Nov/94. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Nov/94.

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