I stole this recipe for Meat Loaf from a cookbook called Cooking Light: Lighten Up, America! Favorite American Foods Made Guilt Free. This recipe for meat loaf is lighter than more traditional recipes. Oats are mixed with the meat instead of breadcrumbs.  Onions, Worcestershire sauce and spices are also mixed in before adding cooked spinach. A glaze is made with ketchup, brown sugar and cider vinegar and is spread on the meat loaf before baking. The cooked meatloaf is a tasty twist on a regular recipe.

For this recipe you will need 1 lb ground sirloin, ½ lb ground veal, ½ lb ground pork, 1 ½ cups finely chopped onion, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 ½ tsp dry mustard, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp dried thyme, ½ tsp ground black pepper, 1 large egg, 1 large egg white and ½ cup uncooked old-fashioned rolled oats.

Preheat oven to 450 F. Then heat a large sauté pan over medium heat; add 5 oz package fresh baby spinach and 2 tbsp water to pan. Cover and steam 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Remove pan from heat; cool 5 minutes.

Next, combine ground sirloin, veal, pork and remaining ingredients in a large bowl; gently mix just until combined.

Then gently add in the wilted spinach.

Coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Shape meat mixture into 9×5 inch loaf.

Prepare glaze: combine ¼ cup ketchup, 2 tbsp brown sugar and 2 tbsp cider vinegar.

Stir with a whisk until blended. Brush glaze over formed meatloaf.

Bake at 450 F for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F. Bake an additional 45 minutes or until done.

Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

If you liked this recipe for Meat Loaf you can try other versions like Honey BBQ Meatloaf or Meat Loaf Italiano.

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Meat Loaf

This recipe for meat loaf is lighter than more traditional recipes. Oats are mixed with the meat instead of breadcrumbs. Onions, Worcestershire sauce and spices are also mixed in before adding cooked spinach. A glaze is made with ketchup, brown sugar and cider vinegar and is spread on the meat loaf before baking. The cooked meat loaf is a tasty twist on a regular recipe.

Course Beef

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Resting Time 10 minutes

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

Meat loaf:

• 5 oz package fresh baby spinach
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• ½ lb ground veal
• ½ lb ground pork
• 1 ½ cups finely chopped onion
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 ½ tsp dry mustard
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• ½ cup uncooked old-fashioned rolled oats
• Cooking spray

Glaze:

• ¼ cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp cider vinegar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 F.
2. Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat; add spinach and 2 tbsp water to pan. Cover and steam 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Remove pan from heat; cool 5 minutes.
3. Combine ground sirloin, veal, pork and next 8 ingredients (through egg white) in a large bowl; gently mix just until combined. Add in spinach and oats; gently mix until blended.
4. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Shape meat mixture into 9×5 inch loaf.
5. Prepare glaze: combine ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar. Stir with a whisk until blended. Brush glaze over meat loaf. Bake at 450 F for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F. Bake an additional 45 minutes or until done; let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Recipe Notes

I use a meatloaf mix that my local grocery store sells instead of buying all the meat separately.