Lightened Up Meatloaf Recipes

SUPER MOIST MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Thoroughly mix ground beef, onion, eggs, bread, milk, green bell pepper, salt, sage, and black pepper together in a bowl. Press into a loaf pan. Spread ketchup over the top of the loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

LIGHTENED UP MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F
• In a nonstick skillet, sweat the onion, carrot, celery, peppers, and garlic with the olive oil over low to medium heat. Approximately 5 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and add bread crumbs and rolled oats, allowing them to absorb any moisture in the pan.
• In large bowl, combine ground beef, egg whites, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, Italian seasoning, parsley, and 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce. Add salt as desired.
• Add the mixture from the pan and combine well.
• Transfer mixture to a loaf pan, coated in nonstick spray. Top with remaining tomato sauce.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.

SLIGHTLY LIGHTENED UP MEATLOAF PATTIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine meat, breadcrumbs, 1/8 cup milk, egg, worcestershire, tomato paste, bell pepper, garlic and scallions. season with salt and pepper. Mix gently but do not overwork.
• Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil.
• Shape meat into 4 patties and cook for 7 minutes on each side.
• Remove meatloaf patties and keep warm. reduce heat to medium and add butter, onions and red pepper flakes.
• Cook onions until soft and then sprinkle with flour. Cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken stock and 1/4 cup skim milk. Bring to a simmer. If too thick, add more chicken stock. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Slice patties and serve with the gravy.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes and water; let stand for 15 minutes or until softened. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion and green pepper in oil until tender. In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk and bread crumbs. , Drain and chop the tomatoes; set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Add onion mixture, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, thyme and remaining chopped tomatoes to the egg mixture. Crumble beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into a loaf in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Combine ketchup and reserved tomatoes; spread over loaf. Bake, uncovered, until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, 55-60 minutes. Drain; let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.