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Best Basic Meat Loaf
1-1/2 pounds extra lean ground beef 1 cup finely chopped onion or 2 tablespoons dehydrated minced onion 4 cloves garlic, minced 3/4 cup old fashioned oats	2 large egg whites or 1 egg 1 cup chili sauce, divided 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
Preheat oven to 375 F. Put onion, garlic, ground beef, oats, egg 1/2 cup chili sauce pepper and salt, if desired into mixing bowl. Mix well; pack into 9x5-inch loaf pan. Spoon remaining 1/2 cup of chili sauce over top of meat loaf. Bake 50-55 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 F. Let stand in pan 5 minutes. Pour off any juices from pan. Cut into slices to serve. Makes 6 servings. Per serving: Calories: 263, Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 70mg, Sodium: 690mg, Carbohydrates: 18g, Dietary Fiber: 4, Protein: 28g Diabetic Exchange: 3 meat, 1 starch.

This is a really good and moist meat loaf. I use a non stick meat loaf pan with an insert that has holes in it to let the grease/fat drain out while cooking. I also spray the pan and insert with non stick spray. I add 1 tsp of groung flax meal to the hamburg mixture and I leave out the salt, which would reduce the sodium a lot. I've tried replacing the chili sauce with catsup and the chili sauce is much better.

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Diabetic/ Lowfat Recipe for Meatloaf

2# ground beef
1 cup of Oatmeal
1 jar med sized, salsa

Mix together and bake at 350 for 1-1.5hrs. Voila.