It was meat and potatoes night here at the Henricks/Friedhoff house … good old-fashioned meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and steamed green beans. But of course, this was healthy meatloaf and mashed potatoes … what else did you expect!
We recently found a meatloaf recipe in the September 2009 issue of Cooking Light, and while it cooked, we whipped up some quick and healthy mashed potatoes to go with it, while a side of steamed green beans rounded out the meal.
For the meatloaf recipe, we used ground beef from American Grass Fed Beef in Doniphan, Missouri … so not only was it healthy meatloaf, it was happy meatloaf too.
The meatloaf was a bit crumbly, but the flavor was wonderful; I can’t wait to have the leftovers at lunch tomorrow. This is definitely another healthy recipe for our repetoire!
Quick Meat Loaf
Ingredients:
1/3 cup chopped green onions
3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 pound ground sirloin
1 large egg, lightly beaten
6 tablespoons ketchup, divided
Cooking spray
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl; add 1/4 cup ketchup. Mix beef mixture with hands just until combined. Shape beef mixture into a 9 x 4–inch loaf on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
3. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Brush top of meat loaf with remaining 2 tablespoons ketchup. Bake 7 additional minutes or until done. Slice loaf into 8 equal pieces.
Makes 4 servings; serving size = 2 slices: calories 267; fat 13.1 g; protein 25.6 g; carbohydrates 10.8 g; fiber: 0.7 g; Weight Watchers points = 6.
Quick Mashed Potatoes for Two
Ingredients:
8 ounces new potatoes, peeled
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons 2% milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Boil potatoes in water until fork tender.
2. Mash potatoes with butter and milk until creamy.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Makes 2 servings; Weight Watchers points per serving = 4.
Enjoy!
