Meatloaf at Its Best, Simple and Skinnyfied!®
Looking for an easy, delicious meatloaf that's moist, flavorful, and a whole lot lighter than traditional meatloaf? You're going to love this Skinnyfied!® version! Made with extra-lean ground beef, homemade whole wheat breadcrumbs, and egg whites, it's topped with a wonderfully rich, sweet ketchup glaze. It's comfort food at its best! Each serving (2 slices) has just 214 calories and 5 grams of fat! And if you're lucky enough to have leftovers, they make fantastic sandwiches the next day!
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
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
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
| SKINNY FACTS: for 2 slices 214 calories, 5g fat, 2g sat. fat, 48mg chol, 23g protein, 20g carbs, 2g fiber, 487mg sodium, 8g sugar |
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FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 179 calories, 2g sat fat, 19g protein, 3g sugar |
Meatloaf at Its Best, Simple and Skinnyfied!®
Ingredients
Ingredients for Meatloaf:
- 1 pound 96% extra lean ground beef, 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 2slicesCalories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 23gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 487mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gBlue Smart Points: 4Green Smart Points: 6
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!
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
Could I use GF table crackers instead of bread or oatmeal?
Sheila, I always answer every comment but usually not that quick. You got me on a good day!
Take care,
Nancy
Thanks, I am going to make this, this week. Looks yummy!! Wow, the response time was awesome……like 5 minutes!!!
Sheila, this meatloaf makes 5 servings. Each serving, 2 slices. I hope you enjoy it!
My best,
Nancy
Just wondering how many servings it makes? I mean I could cut it in half, that would be two slices??
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
Can I air fry instead of bake?
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
If you are going to put a WW recipe on, you should include the points for all plans. I’ll make my own.
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
How many points is this on the purple ww plan?
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
Has anyone tried this using ground turkey?
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