Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef or turkey
• 2 t salt
• 1 t ground black pepper
• 2 t curry powder
• 1 t chile powder
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 c orange juice
• 1 medium mango, peeled & diced

Preheat oven to 350.In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Mold into a loaf pan, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for 1 hour. Remove plastic wrap and bake for 1 hour or until probe thermometer (a.k.a., meat thermometer) reads 160 degrees when slowly inserted into the loaf’s thick center. Remove from oven and rest for 5-10 minutes to finish cooking.

Ref: Fork Me, Spoon Me Cookbook

Everyone knows what meatloaf looks like and lets face it, it’s not pretty. So you get mango’s instead. HA. But if only the mouthwatering taste of this amazing hunk of meat could be accurately displayed in a picture! (I know, I know, “that’s what she said” hehe) I think it’s impossible. I really do. Anyways, I was never a meatloaf person. But the mango intrigued me and it’s not the mango flavor that makes this an amazing ingredient, (you actually can’t taste the mango), but the moisture the mango gives the meatloaf! And who’s had meatloaf seasoned with CURRY and CHILE powder??? One word. AMAZING. And mouthwatering. Oh wait that’s two, oh well. ENJOY!!