Recipe: Southwestern Meat Loaf

Southwestern Meat Loaf
Serving: Yields: 6 main-dish servings

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3/4 cup crushed baked corn tortilla chips (about 2 1/2 ounces)
1 large egg
1 can (15 1/4 ounces) whole-kernel corn, drained
1 jar (11 ounces) medium-hot chunky salsa (about 1 1/4 cups)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, mix ground beef with tortilla chips, egg, corn, 1 cup salsa, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper just until well-combined; do not overmix or meat loaf will be tough. Transfer meat mixture to small roasting pan (14 by 10 inches); shape into 10-inch by 5-inch loaf. Spread remaining 1/4 cup salsa on top of loaf. Bake meat loaf 1 hour or until temperature on meat thermometer inserted in center of meat loaf reaches 160 degrees F. Let meat loaf stand 10 minutes for easier slicing.