Santa Fe Meat Loaf

6 Servings
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(serving size: 2 slices)

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Santa Fe Meat Loaf Ingredients

Cooking spray	1 pound ground turkey breast
1/2 cup chopped onion	3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper	2/3 cup mild chunky salsa divided
1 teaspoon chili powder	1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin	6 slices 30%-less-fat center-cut bacon (such as Oscar Mayer), cooked and crumbled
4 garlic cloves minced	2 large egg whites
1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce	3/4 cup (3 ounces) reduced-fat finely shredded Mexican-sty
1/2 pound 7% fat ground turkey

Instructions for Santa Fe Meat Loaf

Preheat oven to 350?.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic to pan; saut? 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in chipotle chile; saut? 30 seconds. Remove from pan; cool. Combine onion mixture, turkey, turkey breast, breadcrumbs, 1/3 cup salsa, oregano, bacon, and egg whites in a large bowl.

Place half of turkey mixture in an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Arrange cheese over top, leaving a 1/2-inch border around outside edges. Arrange remaining turkey mixture over cheese, pressing edges to pack. Spread the remaining 1/3 cup salsa over top of meat loaf. Bake at 350? for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165?. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cut into 12 slices.

Main Ingredient: TurkeyCuisine: American

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Low Fat Bake Weight Watchers 6 Points Main Dish Turkey American

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I wasn''t able to find the minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, so I just used green chilis. It needs lots of salt and pepper. [I posted this recipe.]