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Recipe Summary

Difficulty: Easy
Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 1 hr
Makes: 4 servings
Best Suited for: Dinner Party,Cook once eat twice,

Nutritional Information

Per Serving (255 calories, 27 g protein, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat, 108 mg cholesterol), 15 g carbyhydrate (1 g fibre), 505 mg sodium, 567 mg potassium)

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Meat Loaf with Herbs

This Anne Lindsay extra-lean ground beef recipe appears in the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada cookbook: Lighthearted at Home.
1slice bread, crumbled
¼ cup (50 mL)low-fat milk
1onion, minced
1stalk celery (with leaves), minced
¼ cup (50 mL)chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup (50 mL)minced sweet green or red pepper
1 tsp (5 mL)dried thyme leaves (or 1 tbsp/15 mL fresh)
1 tbsp (15 mL)chopped fresh rosemary or oregano
1clove garlic, minced
1egg, lightly beaten
¼ cup (50 mL)ketchup
1 ½ tsp (7 mL)Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp (1 mL)or less salt and pepper
1 lb (0.45 kg)Extra-lean ground beef
  1. Combine bread crumbs and milk in large bowl. Stir in onion, celery, parsley, green pepper, thyme, rosemary, garlic, egg, ketchup, Worcerstershire, salt and pepper; mix well.
  2. Add beef; mix lightly. Transfer to 9 x 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan.
  3. Insert meat thermometer into centre of loaf, avoiding touching bottom of the pan. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 1 hour or until meat thermometer reads 160°F (71°C); drain off fat. Let stand for 10 minutes; cut into thick slices.
  • Excerpted from: Lighthearted at Home. Copyright (c) 2010 by Anne Lindsay & Associates Ltd. Excerpted with permission of the publisher John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
  • Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate uncooked meat loaf for up to 3 hours in advance.

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