Healthy meatloaf recipe

I still love old fashioned meatloaf. One of the reasons is that I can cook once and eat numerous meals (remember: that’s one of the secrets of maintaining a healthy diet.) But I wanted to make something a little healthier and eat less animal fat. One of the healthiest meats available is poultry and I use lots of ground chicken and turkey. Low in fat, high in protein and flavor.

In my healthy meatloaf recipe I mix beef and chicken, but turkey would work as well. In any case, try to get organic.

In a large bowl mix:

- 1 lb. extra lean ground beef or sirloin

- 1 lb. ground chicken

- ½ cup bread crumbs

- ¼ cup ground flaxseed

In a separate bowl:

- beat 1 egg

- add 1 tsp tamari (soy sauce)

- a dash of hot sauce

- ¼ cup ketchup

- ½ tsp dried thyme

- ½ tsp dried basil

- 1 tsp dried parsley

- 1 tsp lemon juice

- lots of black pepper

Make a well in the meat mixture and pour the egg mix into that. Combine with your hands and either press into a well-oiled loaf pan or form into a loaf shape and bake in a pie plate or casserole dish.

Bake at 350ºF for 60 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 170ºF. Serve with a yam/potato mash and something green like peas, spinach or broccoli.

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