Homestyle Meatloaf
| Number of portions: 2 | Prep time: 15 minutes | Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes |
Ingredients
- 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil, divided
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots, shredded
- 1 lb (454 g) raw extra lean ground beef
- 2 large eggs
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded
- ½ cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup (125 mL) no sodium added tomato sauce
Sides
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 2 cups broccoli florets, chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 9 x 5-inch (1.9 L) loaf pan with 1 tsp oil.
- Heat remaining tsp of oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
- Cook onions for 3-4 minutes until translucent.
- Add carrot and cook until softened, approximately 3 minutes.
- Combine cooked carrots and onions, ground beef, eggs, zucchini, bread crumbs, black pepper, and Worcestershire in a large bowl; mix well using your hands. Press meat mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 75-90 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Wrap sweet potato in foil. Add the sweet potato to the oven and bake for 45 minutes.
- Steam broccoli until tender, 5-8 minutes.
- Spread tomato sauce on the top of the meatloaf once cooked and continue baking until bubbling, about 5 more minutes.
- Remove meatloaf and sweet potato from oven. Let meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before slicing into 8 slices.
- Slice sweet potato in half lengthwise.
- Divide sweet potato and broccoli between two plates and serve with meatloaf.
| Nutrient | Per portion |
| Calories | 418 kcal |
| Protein | 34 g |
| Carbohydrates | 38 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Fibre | 8 g |
| Sodium | 346 mg |