Classic meat loaf - lf

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Vegetable cooking spray
1cupFinely chopped onion
1cupFinely chopped carrot
1cupFinely chopped zucchini
2teaspoonsMinced garlic
½cupChopped parsley
½cupLow-salt ketchup
1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonPepper
12ouncesExtra lean ground beef - 10%fat
¾cupBulgur; soaked in
cupBoiling water; for 20mins; drained
½cupEgg substitute - or 2-lg eggs
¼cupLow-salt ketchup

Directions

VEGETABLES

SEASONINGS

MAIN INGREDIENTS

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS

Heat oven to 350F. Have ready a 13 x 9-in. baking dish and larger roasting pan.

Coat a large nonstick skillet with vegetable oil spray. Add vegetables and saute until slighty browned. Let cool. Stir in Seasonings and Main Ingredients. Shape mixture, in baking dish, allowing a ½ inch gap between the loaf and the pan. Set dish in roasting pan and add Topping. Place in oven; add boiling water to come halfway up sides of baking dish. Bake until center of loaf registers 160F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove dish from roasting pan. Drain if necessary. Let loaf stand 5 minutes before slicing.

RECIPE NOTES: Original [245 cals, 10g fat, 37%] by using 16oz beef, ½ cup bulgur, whole eggs. Modified [240 cals, 7g fat, 27%cff]. Mail from kitpath@... 11/17/98.

Recipe by: Woman's Day 9/98 : Christine Makuch (Healthy Cook) / mod Posted to EAT-LF Digest by kitpath@... on Nov 17, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.