Cranberry-Topped Meat Loaf
- Cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups refrigerated fat-free shredded hash brown potatoes (lowest sodium available) (do not use frozen)
- 1/4 cup dehydrated minced onions
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
- 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic or 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 cup jellied cranberry sauce (1/2 of 16-ounce can)
- 1/4 cup no-salt-added ketchup
- 1 pound extra-lean ground beef
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
- Lightly spray the foil with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, stir together the potatoes, onions, egg substitute, oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cranberry sauce and ketchup.
- Measure 1/4 cup cranberry mixture and stir into the potato mixture.
- Set aside the remaining cranberry mixture for the meat loaf topping.
- Using your hands, work the ground beef into the potato mixture, just until blended.
- Transfer to the roasting pan.
- Lightly pat into an 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf.
- Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, or until the meat loaf reaches an internal temperature of 160F.
- Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.
- (Per Serving)
- Calories: 314
- Total Fat: 6.0g
- Saturated: 2.5g
- Trans: 0.5g
- Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
- Monounsaturated: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 62mg
- Sodium: 315mg
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugars: 18g
- Protein: 28g
- Dietary Exchanges
- 1 Starch
- 1 1/2 Carbohydrate
- 3 Lean Meat
cooking spray, potatoes, onions, egg substitute, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper, cranberry sauce, nosalt, extralean ground beef
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cranberry-topped-meat-loaf-375766 (may not work)