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Meatloaf is known as a comfort food and as with many comfort foods, meatloaf can be a little fattening. Below is a delicious version of meatloaf that reduces the fat and sugar (yes meatloaf does have fat). The reason this recipe is called cupcake meatloaf is because it is shaped in muffin tins. The best name for this really would be Meat-Muffins since the meat is not shaped into a loaf.
Ingredients:
1 lb of lean ground turkey
3/4 C of rolled oats
1 egg
dash of salt and pepper (and any other spices you desire)
1/2 C of tomato sauce (no salted - usually the salted contains way too much salt)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If you have a toaster oven, this is a great time to use it as you will make 6 meat muffins out of the amount above.
- Spray a 6 muffin tin with cooking spray or use cupcake liners.
- In a bowl mix all ingredients except the tomato sauce.
- Press the meat into the muffin tins.
- Cover the tops of the meat muffins with the tomato sauce and the spices of your choice.
- Cook in the oven for about 30-35 minutes.
NOTE: You will notice in this recipe that there is not worcestershire sauce or ketchup. Those have been either completely removed or replaced because both contain high-fructose corn syrup - something you want to avoid.
Many do not think about cabbage rolls as a tasty addition or main part of a meal but it is a delicious main course. This recipe is very simple and allows for adaptation depending on one's diet restrictions. For those doing the South Beach diet, this is a permissible recipe beginning even from phase 1.
Image is from eatingwell.com
Ingredients:
12 cabbage leaves
1 lb. ground turkey
1/4 cup of green onion
1/4 of green pepper
1 can of tomato sauce (no salt added)
Garlic salt and pepper (to taste)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place cabbage leaves in a pot filled with boiled water. Set the pot aside - do not continue to boil the water. Let is sit for 10 minutes.
- While the cabbage "cooks," fry the ground turkey, onion and green pepper with the seasoning of choice (garlic salt and pepper are listed).
- Pour 1/2 a can tomato sauce in the meat mixture, mix together and set aside.
- Pour the water out of the cabbage pot and let the cabbage cool.
- Place 1/4 cup of the meat mixture onto a leaf of cabbage. Tuck the leaf sides under so the the seams are on the greased cookie sheet. Repeat this step until all the meat mixture and cabbage leaves are used.
- Use the other half of the tomato sauce to pour spoonfuls on top of the cabbage leaves. Sprinkle the sauce with some salt.
- Cook for 20 minutes.
Note: The meat can be combined with cooked brown rice or other types of veggies. The choice is yours.
