Meat Loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 (6-oz.) can no-salt added tomato paste
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lb. ground turkey breast
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup shredded zucchini

Makes 8 Servings

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 F. Combine the tomato paste, wine, water, garlic, basil, oregano, salt and pepper in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, the reduce the heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Set aside.
2. Combine  turkey, oatmeal, egg, zucchini and 1/2 cup of the tomato mixture in a large bowl. Mix well. Shape into a loaf and place into an ungreased 8-x 4-inch loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Discard any drippings. Pour 1/2 cup of the remaining tomato mixture over the top of the loaf. Bake for an additional 15 minutes.
3. Place on a serving platter. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve the remaining tomato sauce on the side.

WW POINTS VALUE: 5 pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet book. It's cold outside and it's a great excuse to fire up the oven and cook comfort food. I never like meatloaf as a kid but now that I'm quite the home cook, meatloaf isn't so bad. This meatloaf uses ground turkey, shredded zucchini and oatmeal and it's delicious. If you don't have any dried oatmeal, use cooked brown rice or dried bread crumbs and your meatloaf will still be delicious. I also highly recommend adding  garlic to the turkey breast because garlic always makes everything better. The wine and tomato-herbed sauce is delicious in and on top of the meatloaf. If you have individual loaf pans, I highly recommend putting the meatloaf in them because they make perfect portion servings and you can easily wrap them up and freeze them.