Meat Loaf with Herbs

Name: Meat Loaf with Herbs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 slice bread, crumbled; ¼ cup (50 mL) low-fat milk; 1 onion, minced; 1 stalk celery (with leaves), minced; ¼ cup (50 mL) chopped fresh parsley; ¼ cup (50 mL) minced sweet green or red pepper; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried thyme leaves (or 1 tbsp/15 mL fresh); 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh rosemary or oregano; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 egg, lightly beaten; ¼ cup (50 mL) ketchup; 1 ½ tsp (7 mL) Worcestershire sauce; ¼ tsp (1 mL) or less salt and pepper; 1 lb (0.45 kg) Extra-lean ground beef

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Meat Loaf with Herbs

Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 60
Total Time: 115
Serving: 8

Print Recipe

This Anne Lindsay extra-lean ground beef recipe appears in the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada cookbook: Lighthearted at Home.

Directions

1. Combine bread crumbs and milk in large bowl. Stir in onion, celery, parsley, green pepper, thyme, rosemary, garlic, egg, ketchup, Worcerstershire, salt and pepper; mix well.

2. Add beef; mix lightly. Transfer to 9 x 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan.

3. Insert meat thermometer into centre of loaf, avoiding touching bottom of the pan. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 1 hour or until meat thermometer reads 160°F (71°C); drain off fat. Let stand for 10 minutes; cut into thick slices.