When making meat loaf, place all the ingredients except the ground meat in a large bowl, and then crumble the meat over the mixture. Use a spoon or your hands to knead the seasonings into the meat.
Prep: 16 minutes, Cook: 70 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 (1-ounce) slice white bread, torn into small pieces
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Combine first 8 ingredients (onion through bread) in a large bowl, tossing to moisten bread. Crumble beef over onion mixture; stir just until blended. Shape meat mixture into an 8x4-inch loaf on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Brush ketchup over meat loaf. Bake at 350º for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 160º.
3. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 slice).
Nutritional information: Calories: 217, protein 26.2g; CARB 8.8g; CHOL 105mg; Iron 3mg; Sodium 565mg.
Kaye’s note: If you have difficulty with beef try ground pork or ground turkey or a combination of the two. This is a very good lunch the next day.