momma's healthy meatloaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup diced sweet onion
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 pound extra-lean (95%) ground beef
• 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup shredded carrot
• 3/4 cup shredded zucchini
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup ketchup, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir green bell pepper and onion in the hot oil until onion is transparent and bell pepper is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, carrot, zucchini, salt, pepper, and bell pepper mixture in a large bowl; mix well using your hands. press meat mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 35 to 40 minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c). spread ketchup on the top of the meatloaf and continue baking until bubbling, about 5 minutes more.