Skinny Meatloaf & Mushroom Sauce

[cjs]

Roy gave it a 9, then said no, 9 1/2 or 9 3/4!!!! He loved it and I was not far behind him - what a great comfort dinner this was.



I've given in and will let him have the leftover sauce for his l/o meatloaf. Loved the flavor of the meatloaf - great combination of meats and flavors and texture. Will use this sauce for a lot of things I'm sure. The potatoes/cauliflower? Will keep the mouth shut for now...

Oh, Dancing Bear '05 Zin ($7.98!! ) was wonderful with all the flavors, even the roasted tomato. (God, I'm glad the last two weeks are over)

[Lorraine]

Looks great! Is this from Cooking For Two?

[luvnit]

Looks really great Jean! Yummy!

Lorraine, this is from the current issue of C@H.

[Lorraine]

Thanks. Just my luck, I chose to buy the other one instead.

[cjs]

both, Lorraine, both!!

[foodfiend]

Jean,
My "source" of C@H issues moved halfway across the country recently, so we're unable to swap cooking magazines any longer.
This sounds perfect because DH bought a huge amount of ground turkey at Sam's and I'm looking for something easy for him to make with it that we can double (or triple) and keep for easy meals.

I did a search and found this:

1 pound 90% low fat ground beef
1 bag onion soup mix
1/4 cp bread crumbs, plain
1/4 cp egg beaters
2 TB ketchup
1/4 cp water
1 TS garlic powder
pepper, to taste
1/2 cup of fresh or frozen corn

mix up all ingredients, and fill the mix into a nonstick muffin pan. Baste individual meatloafs with a mix of BBQ sauce, splenda brown sugar, hoisin sauce and garlic powder. Bake at 400F for 30 min.

I don't want you to have to type the recipe in, though. If it's not the recipe you're describing, perhaps you can type in just the ingredients and I can figure it out from there?

Is this recipe what you used? It was on a blog marked "Skinny Meatloaf"

[cjs]

No, that wasn't the one - here's the one from the magazine (I'm not real crazy about onion soup mix in meatloaf, myself. - but, the corn idea sounds good )

Skinny Meatloaf with sweet-&-sour ketchup
makes 12 3/4"-thick slices

Combine:
1/2 lb. each: ground sirloin (85% lean) I used 80/20, ground pork and ground turkey
1 cup panko or fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup onion, grated
2 egg whites
3 T. 2% or skim milk
1 T. worcestershire sauce
salt & pepper

Stir together; top meatloaf with:
1/3 cup ketchup
1 T. prepared yellow mustard
2 tsp. brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350 F.; coat a broiler pan with nonstick spray (I used a loaf pan - better for sandwiches, imo)

Combine ground meats, crumbs, parsley, onion, egg whites, milk, worcestershire, salt & pepepr in a bowl, using your hands to mix.

Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, shaping it into a 9X5" loaf.

Stir ketchup, mustard and brown sugar together in a bowl, then spoon on top of the meatloaf. Bake until meatloaf reaches 160F. on an instant read therm., about 1 hour. let rest at least 5 minutes.

and here is the mushroom sauce recipe - for wnyone who wants the combination.


Here's the mushroom sauce recipe:
Mushroom Sherry Sauce
Makes 1 cup

Fry, Add and Sauté:
1 strip thick-sliced bacon, diced
3 cups mixed mushrooms, halved or quartered (5 ½ oz.)
1/4 cup shallots, minced
1 T. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. tomato paste

Deglaze with; Add and Simmer:
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 cup chicken broth

Finish with:
1 T. unsalted butter, cold
1/2 tsp. sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Fry bacon in a skillet over medium heat till crisp, about 5 min.
Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and return pan with drippings to the burner.
Add mushrooms and shallots, and sauté till mushrooms are browned, about 5 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in flour and tomato paste; cook 1 minute.

Deglaze with sherry and simmer till evaporated. Gradually add broth, scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook till slightly thickened, about 5 min.

Finish sauce with reserved bacon, butter, vinegar, salt, and pepper.

[foodfiend]

THANK YOU JEAN!

I questioned the use of the onion soup packet (didn't thiink that it was something C@H would use in a recipe), but figured I could get DH to stop at the grocery store on his way home and pick me up a box. In fact, I'm now thinking about a potato chip dip recipe my Mom used to make with onion soup mix and sour cream... and I'm suddenly craving it...

Thanks again for typing the recipe for me!

[Lorraine]

Thanks, Jean! I have all the ingredients, it'll be supper one night next week. I'll still buy that issue, though. What did you put on your tomatoes?

[cjs]

On the tomatoes? just a little s&p and dried basil (I'm so friggin' good, not even any olive oil... )

"onion soup mix and sour cream... " I will love that dip till the day I die!!