Meatloaf Recipe 3 large eggs 1 cup low fat sour cream 1/2 cup quick rolled oats 2 tablespoons minced dry onion 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper 1 teaspoon Italian spice mix 2 pound lean ground beef
1/3 cup barbecue sauce or ketchup
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream, rolled oats, onion, bell pepper, salt, ground pepper, and spice. Knead in the ground beef. Press the meat loaf mixture into a non-stick loaf pan. 2. Bake for 50 minutes. Remove the partially cooked meat loaf from the oven. Be very careful not to burn yourself and tip the meat loaf up to drain the grease. (It is helpful to hold the meat loaf in place with a spatula when you tip it up.) Return the meat loaf to the oven and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes. 3. Again, pour the grease from the pan. Cover the top of the meat loaf with the barbecue sauce and return to the oven for ten minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160 to 165 degrees with a probe-type thermometer. 4. Set a cooling rack over a baking pan. Remove the meat loaf from the pan and set it on the rack to drain completely. After five minutes, remove the meat loaf to a serving platter and serve hot.
Baker's notes: Make this even healthier (and maybe more interesting) with the addition of grated carrots or chopped spinach.
You can make your own barbecue sauce by mixing 2 tablespoons brown sugar and one teaspoon dry mustard with 1/4 cup catsup.
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