Healthier Lean Baked Meat Loaf Recipes

MOMMA'S HEALTHY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir green bell pepper and onion in the hot oil until onion is transparent and bell pepper is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, carrot, zucchini, salt, pepper, and bell pepper mixture in a large bowl; mix well using your hands. Press meat mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 35 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Spread ketchup on the top of the meatloaf and continue baking until bubbling, about 5 minutes more.

BASIC LEAN MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat a nonstick skillet, add onion and cook over low heat, stirring, about five minutes, until the onion starts to soften. Add garlic, stir, and cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes longer, until onion and garlic start to brown. Remove from heat.
• While the onion and garlic are cooking, put the bread crumbs in a bowl, moisten with half a cup of water and allow to soak.
• Put the ground beef in a mixing bowl, the bowl of an electric mixer or a food processor. Add the egg white, cooked onion and garlic, thyme, sage, vinegar, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Squeeze out be bread crumbs and add them. Mix all the ingredients until they are very well blended by hand, with an electric beater or in a food processor.
• Pack the mixture into a loaf pan 8 by 4 by 2 inches. Put in the oven and bake an hour and 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and pour all the liquid in the pan into a bowl. Skim off all the fat. Use the remaining juices as a light sauce for the meat loaf or add them to the tomato sauce. Serve with tomato sauce if desired, or prepared ketchup.

HEALTHY SLOW-COOKED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Cut four 20x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on the bottom and up the sides of a 3-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. , In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, 1 cup spaghetti sauce, egg, onion, and seasonings. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf; place in the center of the strips. , Spoon remaining spaghetti sauce over meat loaf. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter.

HEALTHIER EASY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine beef, egg, onion, milk, bread crumbs, parsley, and carrot in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Place beef mixture in loaf pan.
• Stir together brown sugar, mustard, and ketchup in a small bowl. Pour over meatloaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

HEALTHIER & LEAN BAKED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F. Add ground round to a large bowl & large eggs.
• Add lipton onion soup mix to a small bowl, or glass measuring cup, then pour in evaporated milk. Stir and set aside for about 15 minutes to rehydrate.
• Now add the grated Parmesan, & ground flax seed. Stir to mix together.
• Add in 3/4 cup sugar free BBQ Sauce & rehydrated onion soup mix, saving the remaining sauce to be used on top of the meat loaves later, then blend the meat mixture with the sauce & rehydrated onion mixture.
• Prepare a shallow jelly roll type baking pan by lining with aluminum foil for easier clean up. Then spray with non stick cooking spray.
• Divided meat mixture evenly in half to make approximately even size meat loaves. Shape as desired and place onto pan. Repeat with second loaf.
• Top each loaf with 1/2 cup of sugar free Barbeque Sauce, I used my own homemade no sugar added version. Then spread over the top and bake in preheated 350 degree F. oven for 1 hour, then during last 10 minutes add the mozzarella cheese shreds on top and return to oven for 10 minutes. Here is the link for my No sugar added Bar B Q sauce https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/rose-marys-no-sugar-added-bar-b.html?r=5
• Remove from oven & allow to cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
• Slice serve and enjoy with your favorite sides. I served mine with my Tasty Revamped Recipe for Rice & Spinach using Shirataki Rice. at only 117 calories per serving. I will post the recipe soon.
• Servings 16 or more depending on portion size. Calories per serving 302, Total Fat 23, Cholesterol 71 Mg, Sodium 378Mg, Potassium 68Mg, Carbohydrates 9G, Fiber 1G, Sugars 5G, Protein 23G, NET CARBS PER SERVING IS 8. This information was calculated using MY FITNESS PAL.

HEALTHY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, red pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs, chili powder, salt, oregano, cumin, pepper, 2/3 cup diced tomatoes with green chilies, yogurt and egg. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well., Shape into a loaf and place in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon the remaining diced tomatoes over top. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°. Drain if necessary; let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.