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Skinny Meatloaf

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Skinny Meatloaf
Are you looking for a super yummy, quick dinner to make? If you haven't tried my skinny meatloaf yet, I think you're going to love it!  It's low in calories, very moist, and has a divinely rich sweet ketchup glaze.  It’s a whole lot skinnier than most meatloaf recipes because I’m using extra lean ground beef, homemade whole wheat bread crumbs, and egg whites. By the way, making your own crumbs is really simple to do. Each serving, has 214 calories, 5 grams of fat. Any leftovers make great sandwiches!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Bake Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 214kcal
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Ingredients

Ingredients for Meatloaf:

  • 1 pound 96% extra lean ground beef or ground turkey, see shopping tips
  • 1½ slices whole wheat bread remove crusts (I used Milton’s Multigrain bread)
  • 1 cup onions chopped
  • 2 egg whites or 1 large egg
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon spicy brown or yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Fresh ground pepper to taste

Ingredients for Topping:

  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon spicy mustard or yellow mustard
  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar packed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add the ground beef.
  • To make bread crumbs: remove the crust, break up the bread, and add to a blender or food processor. Process until the bread turns into crumbs.
  • To the beef, add the bread crumbs, onions, egg whites, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper, to taste. Using your hands, mix together all the ingredients.
  • Place the meat mixture on the baking sheet and free form a loaf by hand. It should be about 12”x4.”
  • In a small bowl, mix together the topping ingredients. Spread all over the top of the meatloaf.
  • Bake for 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing. Cut into 10 slices.
  • Makes 5 servings. Each serving, 2 slices.

Notes

Shopping Tips
Happily, most supermarkets sell lean ground beef. I used the 96% lean ground beef from Trader  Joe’s.

Serving Tips
While the meatloaf is in the oven make a yummy potato side dish. Try Guilt-free Mashed Potatoes with Butter, Sour Cream and Chives or Dairy-Free Skinny Mashed Potatoes, or Skinny Fries.
 
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 4-Blue
WW SmartPoints 6-Green
WW Points Plus 5
 
SKINNY FACTS: for 2 slices
214 calories, 5g fat, 2g sat. fat, 48mg chol, 23g protein, 20g carbs, 2g fiber, 487mg sodium, 8g sugar
FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints
179 calories, 2g sat fat, 19g protein, 3g sugar

Skinny Facts

Serving: 2slicesCalories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 23gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 487mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gBlue Smart Points: 4Green Smart Points: 6Plus Points: 5

 

Comments

  3. This skinny meat loaf reminded me of my grandmother. She use to make something similar to this and I use to love it. Im going to try this to night for the kids I hope it turns out as good as it looks like in the pictures.
    Thanks for your recipe

    Amy Knoll
    Virginia

  4. Amy, it’s the most popular meatloaf on Skinny Kitchen. I hope all of you thoroughly enjoy it!
    My best wishes,
    Nancy

  5. What would be the conversion for breadcrumbs? I’d hate to buy a loaf of bread for a slice and a half! I was thinking maybe 1/2 cup?

  7. We have to use Gluten Free breadcrumbs in our house. Therefore our meatloaf came out wet and runny, even after 2 hrs in the oven. We LOVED the flavor! Any suggestions if we are using GF breadcrumbs?

  8. So sorry Dru this didn’t come out since you use gluten free bread crumbs. I’d actually try using gluten free oats and process them in the blender first. I would use 1 cup of these oat crumbs.
    Best of luck!
    Nancy

  9. Made this for dinner tonight and it was yummy. However, using the recipe builder in the app and entering the ingredients list, this comes up at 3 FSP per slice, 5 FSP for two slices and 8 FSP for three slices. Did you use the recipe builder to calculate points? Or the calculator? Just trying to figure out why the discrepancy. Thanks!

  11. I suspect the numbers vary since it looks like you are using a ‘free’ online calculator as opposed to the actual WW app. I’ll still enjoy your recipes, just have to double check the points values. Thanks!!

  13. So, during quarantine times we currently only have pretzels available in our pantry. Do you think I can sub out pretzels (in the food processor) for the breadcrumbs?

  14. You sure can Kat. We’ve got to be creative these days! You can toast them first and then grind in the blender.
    Enjoy!
    All the best,
    Nancy

  15. Nancy, thank you for this recipe. Our household has tried to cut out as much sugar as possible, so we replaced the brown sugar on the topping with balsamic vinegar. It tasted really good, and there was no burning when I broiled the top for two minutes to make it set.

  16. I’m so glad you all enjoyed this meatloaf. I like what you did with the topping. Thanks for sharing Kristina!
    All the best to you,
    Nancy

  18. Nancy, you can use ground turkey for this meatloaf. Be sure it’s a 1 pound package or if you use a brand that’s 1 .25 pounds, cut off the extra before added it to the recipe. And, it will taste much better if you don’t use 99% fat-free turkey. Choose one more like 93% or 96%.
    Best of luck!
    Nancy

  20. Sorry Beth, but at this point, I’m only including Blue and Green points. Scroll down to the bottom of a recipe and you’ll see Green points to. For all of these years, I use a different program than WW to input all of my recipes to do the nutrition facts and points.

    I have hundreds of recipes and don’t have the time to input them into WW to make the calculations for the purple plan. Maybe in the future.

    My best,

    Nancy

  22. I’m so sorry Deboran but I’m only including Blue and Green points. For all of these years, I use a different program than WW to input all of my recipes to do the nutrition facts and points.
    I have hundreds of recipes and don’t have the time to input them into WW to make the calculations for the purple plan.
    My best,

    Nancy

  24. I’m sorry Lisa but I’ve never made meatloaf in an air fryer. You probably could. Maybe try this. I’d line the air fryer with foil. You’ll need to form 2 loaves so they can fit. Preheat air fryer to 375 degrees. Baked for 35-40 minutes. If you give it a try, I’d love to hear how it turned out!
    Best of luck,
    Nancy

  25. Just wondering how many servings it makes? I mean I could cut it in half, that would be two slices??

  27. Thanks, I am going to make this, this week. Looks yummy!! Wow, the response time was awesome……like 5 minutes!!!

  28. Sheila, I always answer every comment but usually not that quick. You got me on a good day!
    Take care,
    Nancy

  30. Susan, although I haven’t tried GF table crackers, I’m pretty sure they should work fine. If you give it a try, I’d love to hear how it turned out.
    Best of luck!
    Nancy

  32. Thanks, Linda. I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’ve never made this with Splenda brown sugar. Good to know you.
    All the best,
    Nancy

  34. This meatloaf freezes great after baking. I’ve never tried to freeze before baking.
    Let me know if you give it a try, Colleen.
    All the best,
    Nancy

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