Healthy Mini Cheesy Meatloaves

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4
  • Total: 40 min
  • Active: 20 min
We sneak spinach and cilantro into these beef-and-turkey loaves with a tomato-and-Cheddar topping.
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Ingredients

1 cup baby spinach

1/3 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves

1 small clove garlic

12 ounces extra-lean ground beef

8 ounces 99-percent fat-free ground turkey

1/4 cup 2-percent milk

3 tablespoons whole-wheat breadcrumbs

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 large egg, lightly beaten

4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons red wine vinegar

12 slices plum tomato (from about 2 small tomatoes)

5 tablespoons shredded Cheddar

Green salad, for serving, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Combine the spinach, cilantro and garlic in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add the ground beef, ground turkey, milk, breadcrumbs, chili powder, egg, 2 teaspoons of the Worcestershire, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Combine the mixture well with your hands.
  3. Whisk the vinegar and the remaining 2 teaspoons Worcestershire together. Divide and pat the meat mixture evenly into four 1-inch-thick football shapes. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Top each meatloaf with 3 slices of tomato and drizzle with some of the vinegar-Worcestershire sauce. Bake until the meatloaves reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, 18 to 20 minutes. Drizzle with more vinegar-Worcestershire sauce and top each with the Cheddar and continue to bake until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes more. Blot the bottom of each meatloaf on a paper towel to remove excess moisture. Serve with a salad if you?d like. 

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Caroline Milford

Left out the cilantro and used 100% Turkey meat. Super tasty!!

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