A savory, moist homestyle meatloaf that includes cornbread crumbs, corn, jalapenos, pepperjack cheese, onion, garlic, and more. This is a mild, yummy version that nicely balances the ingredients -- you can easily fire it up and customize the amounts and ingredients to suit your taste.
Hey all! This is my recipe so of course I'm going to rate it well!:) But seriously I can understand the concern about extra fat content. Here's one thing I often do: simply place a standard-size cooling rack inside your baking dish and place the meatloaf atop that so that the fattier liquids run off and do not soak the loaf as it cooks. If your cooling rack won't fit simply roll aluminum foil "logs" (three should do) to support the meatloaf in the pan. One last thing: this is obviously a cornbread/pepperjack/jalapeno version. You could change the theme entirely by focusing on changing the bread/cheese/veggie versions (... for example I've used sourdough bread crumbs mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes). Adjust additional spices if any accordingly. Enjoy!:)
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Hey all! This is my recipe so of course I'm going to rate it well!:) But seriously I can understand the concern about extra fat content. Here's one thing I often do: simply place a standard-size cooling rack inside your baking dish and place the meatloaf atop that so that the fattier liquids run off and do not soak the loaf as it cooks. If your cooling rack won't fit simply roll aluminum foil "logs" (three should do) to support the meatloaf in the pan. One last thing: this is obviously a cornbread/pepperjack/jalapeno version. You could change the theme entirely by focusing on changing the bread/cheese/veggie versions (... for example I've used sourdough bread crumbs mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes). Adjust additional spices if any accordingly. Enjoy!:)
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Hi all- I'm back after making this again and reading some of the "breaking" comments. I have an easy solution. For the cornbread (1/2 cup) buy a box of cornbread muffin mix and use 1/2 cup dry mix instead of 1/2 crumbled baked muffins. WORKS GREAT. I did that the first time and have done it since using a box of corn muffin mix for this recipe only and storing the remainder in the fridge until next time. Try that folks trust me it works!
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This was a pretty good twist on boring old meat loaf! The one thing I felt like it was missing was a sauce of some sort...perhaps top/serve w/salsa? I made it close to as written w/a few minor changes. I used only a little over 1 pound of very lean ground beef and scaled everything else down. Per prior reviews I used dry cornbread mix rather than cornbread (and I probably ended up using close to 1 C til it seemed a good consistency). I used canned Mexicorn blend (and if I make this again I will use frozen corn...did not care for the strong "canned corn" taste) & jarred diced jalaps (about 3 heaping tsps full as the store was out of fresh jalaps). I didn't really measure much just eyeballed as usual. I made in muffin tins rather than in a traditional loaf for individual servings and had NO problem w/grease whatsoever. I baked for about 35 min at 350. The consistency was excellent firm yet moist and it had a unique flavor. THANK YOU for a nice twist to boring old meat loaf!
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I made this as part of a comfort food dinner party for friends and it was all gone even though I doubled the recipe. I used half as much jalepeno as called for but used a whole box of Jiffy Cornbread mix instead of cornbread and it was delish! Thank you I will forever call this one "Dad's Meatloaf" no one has to know it wasn't my dad's!
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I usually don't like meatloaf unless it is bathing in ketchup but this was soooo good! I used extra sharp white cheddar instead of pepperjack (only because I had the cheddar on hand). This meatloaf was moist flavorful---delicious. Because I need my sauce I used a doctored-up version of the Chipotle- Blue cheese sauce on this site ( I added mayo and sour cream). Holy smokes-was it yummy!
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UPDATE: I made this recipe last night and instead of adding french onion soup mix as i usally do i added 2 taco seasoning packets and doritos and ommitted the sour cream. It was my best meatloaf yet!
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This was the BEST meatloaf. Used hot sausage for added kick. Makes great sandwiches too. To help with solidity make sure to pour off the grease and let it cool a little and "set" before you start dishing it out.
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I am always looking for good ways to make meatloaf. I thought this was very good a nice change from the regular versions. I used corn muffin mix instead of crumbs and all ground beef instead of beef/pork. Also I cooked on a rack so the grease drained. It retained it's loaf shape and was great the next day!
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Hey all! This is my recipe so of course I'm going to rate it well!:) But seriously I can understand the concern about extra fat content. Here's one thing I often do: simply place a standard-size cooling rack inside your baking dish and place the meatloaf atop that so that the fattier liquids run off and do not soak the loaf as it cooks. If your cooling rack won't fit simply roll aluminum foil "logs" (three should do) to support the meatloaf in the pan. One last thing: this is obviously a cornbread/pepperjack/jalapeno version. You could change the theme entirely by focusing on changing the bread/cheese/veggie versions (... for example I've used sourdough bread crumbs mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes). Adjust additional spices if any accordingly. Enjoy!:)
Hi all- I'm back after making this again and reading some of the "breaking" comments. I have an easy solution. For the cornbread (1/2 cup) buy a box of cornbread muffin mix and use 1/2 cup dry mix instead of 1/2 crumbled baked muffins. WORKS GREAT. I did that the first time and have done it since using a box of corn muffin mix for this recipe only and storing the remainder in the fridge until next time. Try that folks trust me it works!
This was a pretty good twist on boring old meat loaf! The one thing I felt like it was missing was a sauce of some sort...perhaps top/serve w/salsa? I made it close to as written w/a few minor changes. I used only a little over 1 pound of very lean ground beef and scaled everything else down. Per prior reviews I used dry cornbread mix rather than cornbread (and I probably ended up using close to 1 C til it seemed a good consistency). I used canned Mexicorn blend (and if I make this again I will use frozen corn...did not care for the strong "canned corn" taste) & jarred diced jalaps (about 3 heaping tsps full as the store was out of fresh jalaps). I didn't really measure much just eyeballed as usual. I made in muffin tins rather than in a traditional loaf for individual servings and had NO problem w/grease whatsoever. I baked for about 35 min at 350. The consistency was excellent firm yet moist and it had a unique flavor. THANK YOU for a nice twist to boring old meat loaf!
I made this as part of a comfort food dinner party for friends and it was all gone even though I doubled the recipe. I used half as much jalepeno as called for but used a whole box of Jiffy Cornbread mix instead of cornbread and it was delish! Thank you I will forever call this one "Dad's Meatloaf" no one has to know it wasn't my dad's!
I usually don't like meatloaf unless it is bathing in ketchup but this was soooo good! I used extra sharp white cheddar instead of pepperjack (only because I had the cheddar on hand). This meatloaf was moist flavorful---delicious. Because I need my sauce I used a doctored-up version of the Chipotle- Blue cheese sauce on this site ( I added mayo and sour cream). Holy smokes-was it yummy!
UPDATE: I made this recipe last night and instead of adding french onion soup mix as i usally do i added 2 taco seasoning packets and doritos and ommitted the sour cream. It was my best meatloaf yet!
This was the BEST meatloaf. Used hot sausage for added kick. Makes great sandwiches too. To help with solidity make sure to pour off the grease and let it cool a little and "set" before you start dishing it out.
I am always looking for good ways to make meatloaf. I thought this was very good a nice change from the regular versions. I used corn muffin mix instead of crumbs and all ground beef instead of beef/pork. Also I cooked on a rack so the grease drained. It retained it's loaf shape and was great the next day!
