Friday, December 12, 2008

Fabulous Food Friday - Single Serving Meat Loaves

I almost forgot to do a Fabulous Food Friday as I know that Alyssa is probably busy with getting ready for Zander's birthday party tomorrow.

Here is a pretty quick and easy meatloaf; for just the two of us it last a couple meals. By cooking meat loaf in single-serving portions you cut the cooking time in half and helps keep the meat juicy. Adding a tangy ketchup and mustard glaze helps these loaves brown nicely as well.

Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 pound ground sirloin
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• Cooking spray

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400°.

Combine ketchup and mustard, stirring well with a whisk. Reserve 2 1/2 tablespoons ketchup mixture. Combine remaining ketchup mixture, beef, and next 6 ingredients (beef through egg) in a large bowl, stirring to combine.
Divide beef mixture into 4 equal portions. Shape each portion into a 4 x 2 1/2-inch loaf; place loaves on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray if necessary.
Spread about 2 teaspoons reserved ketchup mixture evenly over each loaf. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until done.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 255 (28% from fat)
Fat: 7.9g (sat 2.8g,mono 3.2g,poly 0.4g)
Protein: 27.4g
Carbohydrate: 15.7g
Fiber: 0.9g
Cholesterol: 120mg
Iron: 2.7mg
Sodium: 944mg
Calcium: 31mg

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