Not Your Granny's Meatloaf

I grew up eating meatloaf and it was always a favorite.  My family recipe called for lots of breadcrumbs and canned tomato soup; therefore, when I started The Virgin Diet I knew this was a dish that was off limits.  Then, as I perused the grocery store I found some items that I could substitute for the "bad" ingredients in the tried and true family recipe and decided to try a new Virgin friendly version.  When my 14 year old daughter told me the new meatloaf was better than the version she grew up eating, I knew I had a keeper.



Virgin Friendly Meatloaf

 

1 lb. Grass Fed Ground Beef

1 Egg

1 Onion, chopped

1 Carrot, peeled and chopped

1/3 c. Imagine Gluten Free Creamy Garden Tomato Soup

2 c. Rice Chex, crushed

1 tsp. Garlic Salt

1/2 tsp. Black Pepper

Sugar Free Ketchup

 

Directions:

In a food processor, chop the onion and carrot.  In a bowl mix all ingredients.  Place mixture on the top of a broiler pan (this allows the oil from the meat to drain away from the meatloaf).  Drizzle the top of the meatloaf with ketchup.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr.

 

 

 

Here are some recipe saving ingredients I have found that I really like.  Give them a try!

A healthy alternative to sugar/high fructose corn syrup laden Ketchup

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have used this soup for this meatloaf recipe and I used it in a cabbage roll stoup recipe, also.