Healthy Meatloaf

[daniela2]

This meatloaf combines very lean ground beef, ground turkey and very finely chopped vegetables in equal portions. A generous serving of about 7 oz is only 272 calories!



Grind in a food processor:

2 pieces roman meal bread (whole grain bread)

fresh parsley – enough for about 2 T

take this out and set aside in a big bowl



Chop very finely in a food processor:

5 oz carrots

1 large celery stick

1 small onion

1 pepper (green, red, or other color)



Add the vegetable mixture to the bread crumbs and parsley along with:

1 pound very lean ground beef (170 calories per 4 oz serving)

1 pound ground turkey (160 calories per 4 oz serving)

2 t worchestershire sauce

¼ cup egg substitute

¼ t sage

¼ t thyme

garlic salt, pepper to taste



Mix everything together well. Shape into one large loaf (make it kind of square so your pieces will come out more even) and bake on a broiler pan so the few drippings run off.

350 degrees for 90 minutes. Cut into 6 or 8 servings depending on your level of hunger!



6 servings of about 7 oz each are 272 calories each.

8 servings of about 5 oz each are 204 calories each.

 

[maleficent]

you can also add beans - like black beans or lentils and eggplant or zucchini or mushrooms for more moisture...

the downside to very low fat turkey and beef - is that it's very very dry - adding breadcrumbs to it compounds the dryness.. so if you bump up the vegetables - you not only add fiber, but much needed moisture

 

[tinkerbella]

this sound yummy can i ask if the celery is absolutely neccessary? I hate the stuff!