Healthy meat loaf
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | cups | Packed, finely shredded |
| Cabbage (about 1 pound) | ||
| 1 | medium | Onion,finely chopped |
| (1/2 cup) | ||
| 1½ | tablespoon | Corn oil |
| 1 | cup | Packed shredded carrot |
| (2 medium) | ||
| 1 | clove | Garlic,minced (1 heaping |
| Tablespoon) | ||
| ½ | pounds | Ground round or lean ground |
| Beef | ||
| 1 | Egg white | |
| 1 | Whole egg | |
| ⅓ | cup | Bread crumbs,preferably |
| Whole wheat | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried basil,crumbled |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Oregano,crumbled |
| ½ | teaspoon | Fresh ground black pepper, |
| To taste | ||
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Vinegar |
| 1 | cup | Packed shredded potatoes |
| (2 medium) | ||
Directions
Saute cabbage and onion in the oil in a large skillet over medium heat,stirring them often,for about 5 minutes.Reduce the heat to medium low and saute the vegetables for 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cabbage begins to turn golden. Add the carrots and garlic;saute the vegetables another 5 minutes.Remove the vegetables from the heat and let them cool to room temperature. In a large bowl,combine the beef with the egg white and whole egg,bread crumbs,basil,oregano,black pepper,water and vinegar. Add the cooked vegetables and shredded potatoes to the beef mixture.Mix ingredients well. In a shallow baking pan,shape the meat and vegetable mixture into a loaf about 8" long.Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake the meat loaf in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.Uncover the meat loaf and bake it 30 minutes longer. Let the meat loaf rest for about 15 minutes before slicing it. Serve 8.