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Monday, November 29, 2010

Recipe of the Day - BBQ Bacon Meatloaf

Original Recipe - pg 124 & 125 of The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook
Olive Oil Spray
1 cup chopped red onion
4 slices extra lean turkey bacon, chopped
2/3 c old fashioned oats
1/2 c fat free milk
1 pound extra lean ground chicken breast
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 clove fresh garlic, minced
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp salt
1/3 cup BBQ sauce (7 grams carbohydrates or less per 2 Tbsps)

Preheat the oven to 350 F.  Lightly mist a 9" x 5" x 3" nonstick loaf pan with olive oil spray.

Place a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high hear.  Lightly mist the pan with spray and add the onion and bacon.  Cook, stirring, for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the onion is tender and just barely starting to brown and the bacon is crisped.  Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.

Combine the oats and milk in a medium mixing bowl and stir to mix.  Let the mixture stand for 3 minutes, or until the oats begin to soften.  Add the cooled onion and bacon mixture, the chicken, egg whites, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and salt.  With a fork or clean hands, mix the ingredients until well combined.

Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and spread so the top is flat.  Spread the barbecue sauce evenly over the top.  Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the chicken is completely cooked through and no longer pink.  Lef the loaf sit for 10 before cutting into 8 slices to serve.

Makes 4 servings

Per Serving: 258 calories, 35 g protein, 20 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat (trace saturated), 76 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 529 mg sodium

My Version
Olive Oil Spray
1 chopped sweet yellow onion
1/3 lb of turkey bacon, chopped
2/3 cup Quaker oats
1/2 cup fat free milk
1 pound ground beef (93/7)
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
Several cloves or garlic, minced
Worcestershire sauce (I don't measure)
Sweet Baby Rays Honey BBQ Sauce

Preheat the over to 350.  Lightly mist a metal loaf pan with spray.

Combine onions, bacon, and garlic in a skillet over medium-high heat until onions are tender and bacon is starting to crisp.

Combine the oats & milk in a medium glass mixing bowl and stir to mix.  Let the mixture stand until the oats are stoftened.  Add the bacon mixture (I did not allow mine to cool for time's sake), ground beef, egg whites, & Worcestershire sauce.  With your hands (the best kitchen tool you have) mix until well combined.

Transfer the mixture to the prepared loaf pan.  Top with BBQ sauce and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink. 

*NOTE* I did not let the loaf sit long enough and it virtually fell apart when I tried to remove a slice.  Letting it set is essential to a neat slice.

This meatloaf is soooooooo yummy!  All 4 of the kids gobbled it up like it was the last thing they were eating for a week.  Almost all of them had two helpings!  I encourage you to increase or decrease ingredients to your own taste.  I LOVE onions and garlic so I included more than the original recipe called for.  The flavors of the two were definitely present but not overpowering.  I absolutely LOVED this one and it will be a frequent meal in our house!

*As you can see I enjoyed mine with raw baby carrots and pear halves (canned in 100% juice)

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