Mini Diner Meat Loaves

Mini Diner Meat Loaves from Cooking Light. http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001160601


Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 "muffins")

Ingredients
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup ketchup, divided
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw)
1 cup finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20) [Stacy's note - I used Italian Bread
Crumbs instead)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, and minced garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.

Combine onion mixture, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.

Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with 2 teaspoons ketchup. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes.

FROM FROZEN: THAW IN FRIDGE IN THE FOIL. UNWRAP AND PLACE IN MUFFIN TIN TO REHEAT (some are crumbly... so this will help keep them together). ADD 2 TSP OF KETCHUP TO EACH MUFFIN. (I skipped this step when I made them so it wouldn't be so messy to freeze). REHEAT IN A 350 OVEN. PROBABLY 20 MINUTES.


Nutritional Information
Calories:276 (28% from fat)
Fat:8.6g (sat 3g,mono 4g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:28.7g
Carbohydrate:21.7g
Fiber:1.8g
Cholesterol:131mg
Iron:3.9mg
Sodium:759mg
Calcium:48mg
David Bonom, Cooking Light, MARCH 2006