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Individual Meat Loaves (Barefoot Contessa) Ina Garten

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Copyright 2005, Ina Garten. We made these instead of burgers for one of the "picnic, hamburger & hot dog" cookout holidays. We have a disadvantage here at the home, the resident's will ignore any food they don't recognize. So we tried these and they loved them! Yay! These are even good enough for company!

by Manami·published 2006-10-23

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Meat

Servings

6 serving(s)

Total time

1h 15m

prep 30 min

Calories / serving

146 kcal

Ingredients (12)

serves

1 tablespoon olive oilolive-oil
3 cups chopped yellow onionsonion
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leavethyme
2 teaspoons kosher saltsalt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepperpepper
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauceworcestershire
1/3 cup low sodium chicken brothchicken-broth
1 tablespoon tomato pastetomato-paste
2 1/2 lbs 81% lean ground chuck
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs (recommended Progresso)
2 extra-large eggs, beatenegg
1/2 cup ketchup (recommended Heinz)ketchup

Instructions (10 steps)

01Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
02Heat the olive oil in a medium sauté pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. (We cooked ours longer, as we like them caramelized, 10-15 minutes).
03

Off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken broth, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly.

04In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork.

05DON'T MASH or meatloaf will be dense.

06Divide the mixture into 6(10-11 oz)portions.(That is what the recipe calls for but we made them about 4-6 oz).

07Then shape each portion into a small loaf on a baking sheet.

08Spread about a tablespoon of ketchup on top of each portion.

09Bake for 40-45 minutes, until the internal temperature is 155º-160ºF and the meat loaves are cooked through.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 146 kcal
Protein: 5 g
Fat: 5 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Carbs: 22 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 10 g
Sodium: 1008 mg
Cholesterol: 69 mg

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