Momma's Healthy Meatloaf

This healthy meatloaf recipe with extra-lean ground beef, carrots, onion, zucchini, and bell pepper will become a family favorite weeknight dinner.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 378 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell pepper and onion in hot oil until onion is translucent and bell pepper is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from heat.

Step 3

Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, carrot, zucchini, eggs, salt, pepper, and bell pepper mixture in a large bowl; mix well using your hands. Press mixture into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

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 over meatloaf and continue baking until bubbling, about 5 minutes more.