Originally published in the Today’s Parent March 2016 issue. Photo by Roberto Caruso.
Lentil and Beef Mini Meat Loaves
By Chatelaine94
PREP TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
35 min
Makes
4 servings
Lentils are affordable, cook up fast and have a great hearty texture. Using half lentils and half ground meat for meatloaf and taco filling is a healthy choice for your budget (and for you!).
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned lentils , drained and rinsed
- 450 g lean ground beef
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 4 tsp Worchestershire sauce
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Glaze
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with oil.
- Pat lentils dry with kitchen towel, then stir with beef and bread crumbs in a large bowl until combined. Stir in yolks, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon, onion and garlic powders and salt until combined. Divide among muffin cups. Smooth tops.
- For glaze, stir together ketchup, brown sugar and Dijon in a small bowl. Brush over meat loaves.
- Bake in centre of oven until a thermometer inserted into centre of meat loaves reads 175F, 20 to 25 min. Let stand for 5 min before serving.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 472,
- Protein
- 32 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 40 g,
- Fat
- 20 g,
- Fibre
- 4 g,
- Sodium
- 960 mg.
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