Rio Grande Meat Loaf

Ingredients

• 15 ounce black beans rinsed drained canned
• 2 teaspoons chili powder 
• 2  egg whites 
• 0.3 cup cilantro leaves fresh chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 cup bell pepper green chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin 
• 2 pounds ground round 
• 2 tablespoons jalapeno minced seeded
• 0.5 cup onion chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 ounces taco shells crushed finely

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• loaf pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Combine first 12 ingredients in a large bowl, and stir well. Crumble beef over vegetable mixture, and stir just until blended.
3. Pack mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
4. Bake at 375 for 1 hour or until meat loaf registers 16
5. Let meat loaf stand in pan 10 minutes.
6. Remove meat loaf from pan; cut loaf into 16 slices.
7. Serve with commercial salsa, if desired.
8. Serve leftover meat loaf slices in taco shells; top with shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, and shredded cheese.