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Diner Style Individual Meatloaves

These mini meatloaves are great! They are easy to make, cook quickly, preportioned and they freeze well! Kids love 'em too!

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/ teaspoon dried thyme
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup ketchup, divided
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw)
1 c oatmeal
2 tablespoons mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350°.
Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, thyme and minced garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.
Combine onion mixture, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.
Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with 2 teaspoons ketchup. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°.
Let stand for 5 minutes.

If you want gravy (which I always do) take a brown gravy envelop (such as McCormick) and mix as directed. Add an 8 oz can of tomato sauce or a 1/4 c of ketchup and a pinch of oregano and thyme. Reduce to desired consistency.


Per Serving: 492 Cal (42% from Fat, 32% from Protein, 25% from Carb); 39 g Protein; 23 g Tot Fat; 8 g Sat Fat; 10 g Mono Fat; 31 g Carb; 4 g Fiber; 10 g Sugar; 60 mg Calcium; 5 mg Iron; 561 mg Sodium; 179 mg Cholesterol
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Jim B said…
Hello,
I just found your blog and look forward to trying your recipes, they look great. I have been using a Weight Watcher's cookbook for about ten years and found the recipes to be very good. I don't need the weight control but like the healthier combinations that the attention to calories brings. Keep posting and I'll let you know how the recipes work for me and my wife.

Jim
June 14, 2007 at 8:01 AM
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