Momma's Healthy Meatloaf
A nutritious twist on classic meatloaf, packed with vegetables and flavor.
Ingredients
- cooking spray (0 )
- olive oil (1 tablespoon)
- green bell pepper (1 )
- diced sweet onion (0.5 cup)
- minced garlic (0.5 teaspoon)
- extra-lean ground beef (1 pound)
- whole wheat bread crumbs (1 cup)
- shredded carrot (0.75 cup)
- shredded zucchini (0.75 cup)
- large eggs (2 )
- salt (0 )
- ground black pepper (0 )
- ketchup (0.25 cup)
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell pepper and onion in hot oil until onion is translucent and bell pepper is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from heat.
- Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, carrot, zucchini, eggs, salt, pepper, and bell pepper mixture in a large bowl; mix well using your hands. Press mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 35 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
- Spread ketchup over meatloaf and continue baking until bubbling, about 5 minutes more.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 378
- fat: 20 g
- sats: 7 g
- carbs: 24 g
- fibre: 4 g
- protein: 26 g
- salt: 0 g