Best Taco Meatloaf

Name: Best Taco Meatloaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 pound lean ground pork; 1 package taco seasoning; 1 bag crushed Doritos (12 ounces); 2 eggs (beaten); 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese; 16 ounces salsa; 8 ounces salsa; 1 cup shredded cheese

November 6, 2018 by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life 47 Comments

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We love meatloaf and tacos, so when a friend gave us this recipe for the Best Taco Meatloaf we couldn’t wait to try it. This easy meatloaf will be a regular meal on our menu because it’s so good!

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Easy Taco Meatloaf

This recipe for taco meatloaf or Mexican meatloaf is so easy to make. Everyone always clears their plates! Just mix up ground pork, ground beef, a 10-ounce bag of Doritos, salsa, cheese, taco seasoning, and eggs.

We like to form the mixture into serving size mini meatloaves in our hands. Topping each mini meatloaf with more salsa and cheese helps keep them extra moist. Bake at 350º F for about 30 minutes, but be sure to use a meat thermometer.

Since meatloaves can vary in size using a meat thermometer to determine doneness is very important! We don’t guess or look at color with ground meat, we always use a digital meat thermometer reads 160º F for an internal temperature.

We love that this recipe makes enough for us to have a couple more meals throughout the week! A couple more variations of individual meatloaves are the Best Pizza Meatloaf and Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf. They’re all SO delicious!

Our family’s traditional meatloaf is Farmhouse Meatloaf, sometimes it’s easier to use a slow cooker so we make our super moist Slow Cooker Applesauce Meatloaf or Crock Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf. They are all very good meatloaf recipes!

Should I Buy Meat at the Grocery Store?

As I’ve shared we are farmers. We raise pigs and cows and my in-laws raise pig and turkeys. We always have plenty of our own beef in the freezer so that’s where we got the ground beef for this recipe. While we raise pigs we usually buy our pork at the grocery store because there’s only a set amount of bacon, ham and pork chops on each pig. Sometimes we want more or less of a certain cut of pork and with limited freezer space, it usually makes sense for us to pick up the pork we want when it’s on sale. So we bought the ground pork at Kroger.

I know that pigs from both sides of our families are sold to packing plants that eventually sell their meat to Kroger. So we do support our own family and families all across the United States just like ours when we buy meat at the grocery store.

How to Make Taco Meatloaf

Preheat oven to 350ºF
Mix meatloaf ingredients well and shape into mini loaves with your hands
Top with salsa and cheese
Bake for about 30 minutes or until internal temperature is 160ºF

What is Needed to Make Taco Meatloaf?

Lean ground pork
Lean ground beef
Taco seasoning
Doritos
Eggs
Shredded Mexican blend cheese
Salsa

Tips for Making Mini Taco Meatloaf

Crush Doritos into fairly small pieces to make mixing easier
Shape meatloaves equal sizes so they cook evenly
Use a digital meat thermometer inserted in the center of meatloaves to ensure internal temperature reads 160ºF
Meatloaves can be topped with salsa and cheese at the beginning of baking time OR part way through baking time to prevent cheese from burning
Leftovers reheat well in the microwave
Meatloaves freeze well in an airtight container or freezer bag

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