Chili Meat Loaf Muffins

Title:
Chili Meat Loaf Muffins

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Muffin,
Beef,
Salsa,
Chili,
Beans




Ingredients:





     1 lb Lean ground beef


   3/4 c  Medium salsa


     1 ts Chili powder


    14 oz Red kidney beans, drained


          -and rinsed


   1/2 c  Shredded monterey jack or


          -cheddar cheese






 In bowl, break up beef with fork.  Mix in 1/4 cup of the salsa, chili


 powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/54 tsp pepper. Divide into 8 portions. Place in


 muffin cups. Press centre of each to form well 3/4 inch deep and 1-1/2


 inches wide.  Bake in 400F oven for 10 minutes or until firm to the touch


 and no longer pink. Combine beans and reamining salsa. Spoon into wells.


 Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until beans are hot and


 cheese has melted.  Using two forks, remove from muffin cups. Makes 4


 servings.  Per serving: 355 calories, 31 g protein, 17 g fat, 18 carbo,


 very high source fibre and good source iron.


 


 This is a fun dish kids will enjoy.  Beans and salsa cupped in ground beef


 muffins and baked under melting cheese. Start the meal preparation by


 putting potatoes in the oven while you assemble the muffins, then as the


 muffins bake, grate carrots for a slaw.


 


 Origin: Canadian Living, Nov/94. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Nov/94.


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini