Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Meatloaf with a healthy twist

Tonight I made Meatloaf.  I was concerned about the grease but decided to tweak a recipe I found.  The result was a resounding success in my house.  My husband and my girls loved it (even the 5 year old that doesn't usually like meat-unless it is a chicken nugget)!

PREP    10 mins
COOK    1 hr

Meatloaf with a healthy twist (almost grease-less):

Ingredients:

2 LBS      80/20 Ground Beef Chuck
3 tbsp      Hodgson Mill - Milled Flax Seed
1/4 Cup   Chia Seeds
2 tbsp      Onions - Dehydrated flakes
1 Cup       2% Milk
1/2 Cup    Dried Bread Crumbs
2 tbsp       Brown Sugar
2 tbsp       Yellow Mustard
1/3 Cup    Ketchup

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and start squishing it together with your hands-clean of course.  (I added the chia seeds after everything else was combined well then continued to squish until blended well). Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in a lightly greased 5x9 inch loaf pan, OR form into a loaf and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.

I took a broiler rack and placed tin foil on top of it.  Under the broiler rack was a broiler pan.  I poked holes in the tin foil to drain the grease into the pan.  I then took the mixture and made a 'free form' mold of it on top of the tin foil.


When the meatloaf was done I drizzled ketchup on top and served to the family.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour.