Best Spicy Meat Loaves Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the green peppers, red peppers and onions until very soft and browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate or baking sheet and refrigerate until cold. (This can be done a day ahead.)
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the breadcrumbs, milk and roasted garlic in a bowl; it should have an oatmeal-like consistency. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix the ketchup, steak sauce, sriracha, maple syrup and steak seasoning. If the sauce is too spicy for you, add a little more ketchup to mellow the heat. Set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the ground beef, sausage, parsley, eggs, pepper-onion mixture and two-thirds of the meatloaf sauce. Mix well, but don't overwork. Take a small ball of the mixture and make a bite-size patty. Saute the patty in a pan until cooked through, then taste. Add salt and pepper to the meatloaf mix as needed.
• When you are happy with the flavor, place the meatloaf mixture in a greased loaf pan, or form it into a log and place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until the internal temperature reaches 155 degrees F, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven; adjust the oven to a low broil. Brush the top of the loaf with half of the remaining sauce, then return to the oven to caramelize the sauce, 2 to 3 minutes. Let rest for 20 minutes before slicing. Serve with mashed potatoes and a drizzle of the remaining sauce.

BOLD & SPICY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp. A.1. Sauce for later use. Mix remaining A.1. Sauce with remaining ingredients just until blended.
• Press into 8x4-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray; drizzle with reserved A.1. Sauce.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until done (160ºF). Let stand 10 min. before slicing to serve.

SPICY SALSA MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup salsa. Press mixture into ungreased 9x5-inch loaf pan. Top with 1/4 cup salsa.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F. Serve with additional salsa if desired.

SPICY MEATLOAF WITH CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine chipotles, tomatoes, garlic and water in medium saucepan. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced by 1/3, about 20 minutes. Cool. Transfer to processor. Puree until smooth. Strain.
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and celery and saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Add cumin and nutmeg and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Transfer to large bowl. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add beef, pork, bread crumbs and salt to onion mixture. Add 1/2 cup chipotle sauce. Mix until well blended. Add eggs and mix well. Press mixture into 9x5-inch loaf pan. Brush top with some of remaining chipotle sauce. Bake meatloaf until thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 160 degrees F, about 1 hour. Transfer to rack. Cool slightly. Drain off any oil. Turn meatloaf out onto platter. Serve with remaining salsa.

SWEET-AND-SPICY MEATLOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Pulse the bread in a food processor until finely ground; transfer to a large bowl. Add the onion and carrot to the food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to the bowl with the bread and add the turkey, beef, egg and 1/2 teaspoon each curry powder, salt and pepper. Mix by hand until just combined. Shape into 4 small oblong meatloaves on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Mix the ketchup and chutney in a small bowl and brush over the meatloaves. Bake until just cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the potatoes and cook 4 minutes, then add the broccoli florets and stem; cook until the vegetables are just tender, about 6 more minutes. Drain; return to the pot. Toss with the olive oil and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon curry powder. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with the meatloaves.

SPICY CHEESY MINI MEATLOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix ingredients just until blended.
• Press into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray. Use back of spoon to make indentation in center of each. Place muffin pan on foil-covered rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until meatloaves are done (160°F).

SPICY MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine eggs, salsa and bread crumbs. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. Press into an ungreased 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Bake, uncovered, 1 hour or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°; drain. Top with additional salsa if desired.

SPICY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375°F.
• Heat hot tomato sauce in saucepan over medium heat until slightly thickened; let cool.
• In a bowl, add 3/4 of the diced onion and 3/4 of the cooled tomato sauce.
• Add remaining ingredients to the bowl; mix well.
• Load meat into loaf pan.
• Pepper the top of loaf, add remaining onion; pour remaining tomato sauce on top.
• Cover with foil and bake 1 hour.

SAVORY SPICY MEATLOAF AND SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine meat, egg, onion, and spices.
• Mix with hands until.
• Add sauces and mix again with your hands.
• Place meatloaf in an ungreased, nonstick metal baking pan, in a loaf shape.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan.
• Bring contents to a boil, then reduce to a simmer while the meatloaf cooks.
• After the 25 minutes, brush meatloaf with sauce and bake 5 more minutes.

SPICY, GARLICKY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, garlic, scallions, jalapeño, sage, salt and black pepper.
• In a separate bowl, stir together bread crumbs and stock, cream or milk. Let stand five minutes.
• Add pork, beef and soaked bread crumbs to egg mixture. Knead ingredients together until just combined. Press mixture evenly into an 8- or 9-inch loaf pan. Bake for 55 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the tomato paste and olive oil. After meatloaf has finished baking, brush top with glaze; sprinkle with pine nuts, if using. Bake 15 minutes more (glaze will be thick and a meat thermometer should read 160 degrees). Let meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

SPICY MINI MEATLOAVES

Steps:

• Mix together beef, breadcrumbs, spring onions, garlic, eggs, cumin, Tabasco, coriander and some seasoning until combined. Be careful not to over-mix or the meatloaves will be tough.
• Divide the mixture into 8. Use your hands to shape each one into a small oval, like a mini meatloaf. Arrange 3 cherry tomatoes on top of each, then drizzle over the chilli sauce, if using. Cook or freeze in airtight plastic containers.
• To cook, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the meatloaves on a lightly greased, shallow baking tray and bake for 25-30 mins until the meat is cooked through.
• To cook from frozen, heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Place the meatloaves on a baking tray and loosely cover with foil. Cook for 30 mins, then remove the foil increase the temperature to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and cook for a further 25 mins.