Mexican = Italian?!? RIGHT? However, Very Yummy!!

Hello Everyone!  I am back from vacation and excited to get my blog back on track!  I can't wait to try the dinner that I have prepped for tonight! 

The recipe for tonights dinner was called Cheesy Salsa Mini Meatloaves!  However, I am not the largest fan of Mexican Meatloaf...so, since I am such a huge Italian fan I have turned this in to Italian Mini Meatloaves!

I followed the original recipe that I found on http://www.kraftfoods.com/ and will most likely try the original recipe some point, but I have to say that the changes that I made were extremely yummy!!!

The recipe is as followed:  (the changes that I made are listed below in bold writting!)

What You Need

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 cup  finely chopped onions

1 egg

12   PREMIUM Saltine Crackers, finely crushed (1/2 cup)

1-1/2 cups KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese, divided

1 cup  TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa, divided

Make It

HEAT oven to 400ºF.
MIX first 4 ingredients with 1 cup cheese and 1/2 cup salsa.
PRESS evenly into 12 muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray. Use back of spoon to make indentation in center of each. Place muffin pan on foil-covered baking sheet.
BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until meatloaves are done (160°F). Top with remaining salsa and cheese; bake 3 min. or until cheese is melted.

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Changes I Made:

I subsituted the 1/2 cup of Thick 'N Chunky Salsa with a 1/2 cup of Tomato & Basil marinara sauce
I subsituted the 1 cup of  Mexican Mix Cheese with 3/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese and 1/4 Cup Parmasian Cheese
I almost goes unsaid that I finished the meal topped with the Tomato & Basil marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese


Reviews:
Everyone seemed to love the meal!  We served the Italian Mini-Meatloaves with garlic green beans, cesar salad and dinner rolls!  I have to thank Josh, Kristen and Candice for helping with the side dishes.  Ryan said that they were wonderful and we should deffinatly have them again! 

Stay tuned tomorrow for another wonderful meal!   New recipe...so stay tuned!!

- The Bored Housewife