Smokey Chipotle Meatloaf

Smokey Chipotle Meatloaf via allrecipes.com

Dani/danibably

INGREDIENTS

· 2 eggs

· 1/3 cup hickory flavored barbeque sauce

· 2 cloves garlic, minced, or to taste

· 2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced, or to taste

· 2 tablespoons adobo sauce from chipotle peppers

· 1 teaspoon kosher salt

· 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

· 1/2 teaspoon celery salt

· 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

· 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

· 1 onion, chopped

· 1/2 cup dry oatmeal

· 2 pounds lean ground beef

· 2 tablespoons hickory flavored barbeque sauce

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl until smooth, then whisk in 1/3 cup barbeque sauce, garlic, chipotle chiles, adobo sauce, kosher salt, black pepper, celery salt, cumin, and Worcestershire sauce until evenly smooth. Mix in the onion, oatmeal, and ground beef with your hands until evenly blended. Pack the mixture into the prepared pan. Brush the top of the meatloaf with 2 more tablespoons of barbeque sauce.

3. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

FOOTNOTES

We used ground turkey instead of beef and we used sweet baby rays original BBQ sauce

Kitty's Kick Ass-Refried Beans

Kitty’s Kick-Ass Refried Beans
Sharon via myhusbandhatesveggies.com

2 cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 large sweet red pepper, diced
1/2 sweet onion, diced
2 cloves minced garlic
1-2 canned chipotle peppers, in adobo sauce, finely chopped
ground cumin, chili powder, Adobo powder – to taste
1/2 cup stock (chicken or veggie, water if no stock on hand)

1) Saute the peppers and onions in some olive oil, adding the garlic after a few minutes. Add your ground seasonings, giving them a few minutes to toast. Add the chipotles (one for mild, 2 or more for spicy, but remember, a little goes a long way!). Allow chipotles a minute or so to incorporate with the veggies.

2) Stir in the beans.

3) Add stock or water, partially cover, and leave on medium low heat for 15-20 minutes, or until liquid has mostly absorbed.

4) Using a potato masher, mash the mixture until it is almost smooth, but leaving the appearance of crushed beans. You may either serve it as-is, OR, what I like to do is:
5) Spoon mixture into a small casserole dish, cover mixture with shredded cheddar cheese, and place in a 300 degree oven, covered for 10 – 15 minutes. Mmmm…