Have you ever thought to dish up your Classic Meatloaf enchilada style?
This meat loaf is a delicious dinner idea that combines two classic meals into one flavor packed loaf of meat. I used ground bison for this recipe, but ground elk or venison would work just as well. The meatloaf is loaded with shredded cheese as well as a few seasonings to enhance the flavor.
The real kicker is the red enchilada sauce. It’s one of the easiest sauces to prepare using simple everyday ingredients from your pantry. I like to make the sauce slightly thick so that when you layer it over the meat loaf while baking it creates a rich and thick glaze topping.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground bison (elk, venison or other ground game meat)
- 3/4 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Red Enchilada Sauce
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp mexican oregano
- 1/2 tsp granulated garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 2 cups vegetable (or) chicken broth
Instructions
- Heat a sauce pan over medium heat and add the oil. Whisk in the flour and all seasoning ingredients creating a paste like base. Carefully pour in broth whisking the sauce until smooth. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. (Note: you can make this sauce a day ahead and simply refrigerate overnight.)
- In a large bowl, combine the ground bison with the shredded cheese, breadcrumbs, egg, cumin, chili powder and salt. Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf pan or sheet pan. Spread 1/2 a cup of the enchilada sauce over the top of the meatloaf and reserve the remaining sauce for basting while baking.
- Preheat the Traeger Grill or Oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 60 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 150/160 degrees. Baste the meat loaf with the enchilada sauce every 15 minutes while baking.
- Serve the Enchilada Meatloaf with fried corn chips and a side salad. Drizzle any additional enchilada sauce over each slice of meat.
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