We had another delicious weeknight dinner with this play on meatloaf (so much more practical!). Instead of serving them with potato wedges and green beans like the photo below, I opted for mashed potatoes and boiled carrots. Think they wouldn't fill you up? Two is a serving size, and Ryan went for three: His seams were busting. And best of all, it's light (under 300 calories/serving). Sorry, I forgot to take my own "finished product" photo this time, but I've included the recipe below.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup ketchup, divided
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw)
- 1 cup finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20)
- 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, and minced garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.
- Combine onion mixture, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.
- Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with 2 teaspoons ketchup. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Recipe and photo courtesy of
myrecipes.com.
I used prepared breadcrumbs instead of saltines, and minced garlic (from the jar) to speed things along. I think mashed potatoes were the way to go with this. Taking a half-and-half bite of the meatloaf and mashed potatoes together was perfection! I'll definitely be making this again.
