Chorizo Meatloaf

I made this several weeks back. Then I lost my notes. Now I found my notes.

I feel bad on nights I work because my husband has to make dinner. He doesn’t mind, and never complains. But I like to surprise him once in a while and have an oven ready meal prepped for him. He makes me happy. It makes me happy to do this for him when I can.

This was fun to make. I was able to use some of my gadgets I love to use. In general, I love quite prep time in the kitchen.

I really love my food chopper from Tupperware. I use it for carrots and onions the most. My husband loves it for his breading for Walley Nuggets (future blog post). I also used my fruit and veggie scrub cloth from Norwex. No peeling those nutritious skins here! You can order the Tupperware by clicking here. You can order the Norwex by clicking here.

I use chorizo from our local meat market. It is my husband’s favorite in the area. I definitely recommend investing in the good stuff!

To make this ahead, I just made the loaves and put in fridge instead of oven. I also refrigerated the glaze when finished. Matt ended up putting the glaze on the loaves the last 15 minutes of baking. I would recommend a minute or 2 under the broiler as well. He served on mashed potatoes and took a photo for me. What a guy!

Here is the recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Meatloaf:

1 tbsp. olive oil

½ cup Chopped onions

1 medium carrot, finely chopped

1-2 ribs of celery, finely chopped

1 clove minced garlic

½ lb. chorizo

½ lb. ground beef

6 oz green chilis

Salt about a teaspoon

½ teaspoon cumin

¼ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon cayenne

2 eggs, beaten

¼ cup ketchup

¼ cup sour cream

½ cup breadcrumbs

Glaze:

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1/4 medium onion, chopped

1 cup tomato paste

¼ cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

4 oz green chilis

1 can chipotle adobe sauce

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Sauté onion, carrot, celery and garlic until soft
3. In large bowl combine veggies, meat an chilis.
4. In separate bowl combine salt, pepper, cumin, cayenne and eggs. Add ketchup and sour cream.
5. Pour into meat and veggie mix, mix in breadcrumbs.
6. Once combined (I use my hands) put into loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.
7. Meanwhile make your glaze. Sauté garlic and onion, stir in the rest of the ingredients and simmer 5-6 minutes until thickened to your desired consistency.
8. When the meat is finished in oven, drain the excess liquid. And let rest for a few minutes.
9. Slice, spoon glaze over and serve.