Comfort Food Diet Apple Meat Loaf

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 3/4 cup shredded peeled apple
• 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 4 teaspoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• Dash ground allspice
• 3/4 pound lean ground beef
• In a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine the apple, bread crumbs, egg, ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper and allspice. Stir in onion. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a 6-in. x 5-in. loaf.
• Place in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until no pink remains and a meat thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 3 servings.

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender.

2. In a large bowl, combine the apple, bread crumbs, egg, ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper and allspice. Stir in onion. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a 6-in. x 5-in. loaf.
Place in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray.

3. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until no pink remains and a meat thermometer reads 160°.