Healthier Brown Sugar Meatloaf

This is an easy tasty meatloaf made healthier with less sugar, low-fat milk, added parsley and whole wheat bread crumbs. Enjoy!

Original recipe makes 8 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3/4 cup low-fat (1%) milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped parsley

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    1 hr

  • READY IN

    1 hr 20 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Press brown sugar in the bottom of prepared loaf pan and spread ketchup over sugar.
  3. Mix ground beef, milk, eggs, salt, ground pepper, onion, ginger, bread crumbs, and parsley thoroughly in a mixing bowl. Shape into a loaf and place on top of ketchup.
  4. Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Nutrition

Calories: 265 kcal
Carbohydrates: 16.3 g
Cholesterol: 112 mg
Fat: 12.8 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 21.2 g
Sodium: 735 mg