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Low calorie beef and vegetable meat loaf

Low-calorie beef and vegetable meatloaf

Low calorie beef and vegetable meatloaf recipe makes a simple, healthy & delicious dinner or lunch (freezes well too!).
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beef mince
Servings: 6
Calories: 282kcal
Author: Adapted from Michelle Bridges' Crunch time cook book

Ingredients

  • 800 g 28oz lean beef mince
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot coarsely grated
  • 1 zucchini coarsely grated
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 5 tablespoons of low-cal tomato pasta sauce
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley or use dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon of Italian herbs mix
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • mixed salad leaves or steamed veges to serve

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180C(400F) and lightly grease a loaf pan.
  • In a bowl, combine the mince, onion, carrot, zucchini, oats, tomato sauce, herbs, garlic, salt and freshly-ground pepper. Use your hands to combine all the ingredients together until they are all evenly distributed.
  • Pack the mixture into the pan using your hands.
  • Cook the meatloaf for 1 hour or until it shrinks away from the sides of the tin.
  • Pour off any excess juices then leave to sit for 10 minutes.
  • Slice into 6 serves using a serrated knife and serve with salad or steamed vegetables.

Individual servings can be wrapped and frozen for later.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 354mg | Potassium: 736mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1945IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 5mg
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