Recipe: Garlic-Herb Meat Loaf (using ground sirloin and ground turkey)

GARLIC-HERB MEAT LOAF

7 tablespoons ketchup, divided use
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried basil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound ground sirloin
1 pound ground turkey
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
2 garlic cloves, minced

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine 3 tablespoons ketchup, oats and remaining ingredients in a large bowl, stir mixture until well-blended.

Shape meat mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; spoon the remaining 4 tablespoons ketchup over meat loaf. Insert a meat thermometer into loaf.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160F. Let stand 10 minutes.

Remove meat loaf from pan; cut into 16 slices.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 2 slices)
From: Jill Nussinow
Source: Cooking Light, June 2000