Chipotle Meatloaf

By kimvess

Chipotle Meatloaf gives a kick to the ultimate comfort food. Bacon is mixed with the beef and topped with a smoky barbecue sauce.

Ingredients

• Nonstick vegetable oil spray
• 1/4 pound applewood-smoked bacon, coarsely chopped
• 1 3/4 pounds ground beef chuck
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
• 3 large eggs, beaten to blend
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced flat-leaf parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ancho chiles
• 1 1/4 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons puréed chipotle chiles from canned chipotle chiles in adobo (about 1 large chile)

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat the bottom and sides of a 13x9x2" baking pan with nonstick spray.

Pulse bacon in a food processor until coarsely ground. Transfer to a large bowl. Add ground chuck and next 13 ingredients. Mix well to evenly incorporate. Transfer meatloaf mixture to pan and form into a long log (about 12x5"). Smooth loaf all over.

Bake meatloaf until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 150°, about 35 minutes.

Stir ketchup and puréed chipotle chile in a small bowl. Spread 1/2 cup chipotle barbecue sauce all over the top and sides of meatloaf. Bake meatloaf until instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 165°, about 10 minutes longer. Serve with remaining chipotle barbecue sauce alongside.

Recipe by The Ranch at Last Colinas in Irving, TX
Photograph by Matt Duckor
May 2012