Cheesy Mexican-Spiced Meatloaves

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
• butter
  1 tbsp
• chicken stock concentate
  2 g
• cooking oil
  2 tsp
• cumin
  1/2 tsp
• ground beef
  20 oz
• guabomole
  1/2 c
• mexican cheese blend
  1 c
• mexican spice blend
  2 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  1/2 c
• pico de gallo
  8 oz
• salt
• white rice
  1 c

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• medium bowl
• baking sheet

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a small pot over medium heat. Stir in 1/4 tsp cumin (1/2 tsp for 4 servings); cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 30-60 seconds. (Be sure to measure the cumin - we sent more.)

   cooking oil: 2 tsp, cumin: 1/2 tsp
3. 

   3

   Stir in white rice , chicken stock concentate , 3/4 cup water (1 1/2 cups for 4), a big pinch of salt and black pepper . Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 3.

   white rice: 1 c, chicken stock concentate: 2 g, salt, black pepper
4. 

   4

   While rice cooks, in a medium bowl , gently combine ground beef , panko breadcrumbs , mexican spice blend , 1 TBSP water (2 TBSP for 4 servings), salt, and pepper.

   ground beef: 20 oz, panko breadcrumbs: 1/2 c, mexican spice blend: 2 tbsp
5. 5

   Form into two 1-inch-tall loaves (four loaves for 4). Place meatloaves on a lightly oiled baking sheet . Roast on top rack for ⏱️ 15 minutes (you'll top the meatloaves with cheese then).
6. 6

   Once meatloaves have rouast not, remove sheet from oven. Carefully top meatloaves with mexican cheese blend ; return to top rack and roast until cheese melts, 2-3 minutes. Meanwhile, fluff rice with a fork. Stir in butter ; taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

   mexican cheese blend: 1 c, butter: 1 tbsp
7. 7

   Divide rice, meatloaves, and guabomole between plates. Top rice with pico de gallo (draining first) and serve.

   guabomole: 1/2 c, pico de gallo: 8 oz
8. 8

   Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.