I have been craving comfort food, and one food in particular – my friend’s meatloaf. She makes hers with a healthier kick, using lots of shredded vegetables. I had never tried meatloaf with the veggies in it until I tried her. I loved it. So, if you are a meatloaf traditionalist, maybe you will consider trying something new when next preparing your meatloaf.
Meatloaf with shredded vegetables.
Meatloaf with Shredded Vegetables
- 1 lb lean ground hamburger meat
- 2 slices bread, torn into small pieces
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup finely shredded carrots
- 4 Tbsp finely chopped onion
- 4 Tbsp finely chopped green pepper
- 4 Tbsp finely chopped celery
- 1 tsp salt
- dash of pepper and garlic powder
- 1/4 cup ketchup, divided
Directions:
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread, egg, carrots, onion, green pepper, celery, seasonings, and half of the ketchup.
- Form into a loaf in an un-greased loaf pan. Spoon remaining ketchup over loaf. Bake uncovered, at 350, for one hour, or until meat is no longer pink.
Another idea: When in season, you can use shredded summer squash and or zucchini. I know there are SO many yummy meatloaf recipes. I just wanted to share one that was new to me. Hope you enjoy.
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That is the first time I’ve heard of using shredded carrots in meatloaf. I am definitely going to have to try that! Thank you for the inspiration! 🙂
I love the idea of using carrots in the meatloaf … why didn’t I ever think of that?
I love comfort food too. I’m planning meatload for one night next week. It is actually one of the dishes my 7 year old requests! Thanks for sharing your recipe and for hosting this party.
Jenn
We never really eat any meatloaf in The Netherlands and i don’t think i have eaten any good meatloaf here yet… so maybe i have to try to make this dish and maybe i will fall in love!
Thanks
Leontien
This is the PERFECT recipe that I need right now. Thank you! I’m starting a healthier eating plan and I’m going to add this to my menu plan. I love the idea of the shredded veggies in it. Awesome.
I love meatloaf. It is completely underrated! This one sounds great!! And thank you so much for hosting this link up party as well!! 🙂
love finding ways to add veggies to the meal I have some who would never touch a veggie if they knew what they were eating thanks
Hi Lisa! I do love trying different meatloaf recipes and I especially love it when I can HIDE veggies in a recipe because one of my daughters is NOT a fan! Lovely! I am linking up a lovely chicken paprikash that is perfect for cold winter nights! All the best! Alex
another fan of using vegetables in everything 🙂
I love the idea of the shredded veggies in the meatloaf. It sounds wonderful! Thank you for hosting, Lisa!
I bet you can’t even tell that there are veggies in it. I sometimes shred carrots and hide in spaghetti sauce, but I havent ever tried in meatloaf. Great idea! 🙂
Thank you for hosting this each week, Lisa! 🙂
Hi Lisa :-}
My husband refers to things such as you adding shredded veggies to your meat loaf as “getting sneaky” ;-p A friend of ours adds shredded veggies and oatmeal to her sloppy joe’s.
I found it rather humorous that you talked about “comfort foods” this week, seeings how I was linking up the homemade hot chocolate pudding which I tihnk of as a comfort food for COLD winter nights. 😉
Hope your week flows rather smoothly
You are making me hungry!!! I’ve missed being a part of Tempt My Tummy and am looking forward to coming back to soak in all of these wonderful recipes. 🙂
Blessings to you~
Jennifer
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes…you gotta love classic comfort food!
comfort food is alwasy good, helthy is even better, our taste buds may rebell but will accept it if we give it a chance lol
I have a good friend who makes a similar meatloaf, and it’s not only delicious, but also nutritious! Thanks for sharing and thanks for hosting. So many good recipes to try this time. 🙂 Blessings!
I never tried carrots in my meatloaf. I’ve got to try that! Thanks for hosting this linky! 🙂
I love how you’ve used the veggies in the meatloaf. What a great idea! I’ve been craving meatloaf lately so I need to give that a try soon. Thanks so much for hosting. I’ve linked up my banana muffins this week.
I’ve used shredded carrots in my meatloaf and hubby loves it. It makes a very moist meatloaf and the carrots keep it moist for the leftovers.
Thanks for hosting and sharing your recipe. There are lots of great recipes this week.
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sneeky!! nice way to get those veggies in for those picky eaters! thankfully i don’t have any picky eaters at my house!! but this sounds good, just the same!! =) thnx!
Meat loaf is one of my very favorite dishes. I’ll have to try your recipe.
Thanks for hosting,
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Love this recipe! It’s a great way to get kids to eat veggies without them even knowing it. I also used to add shredded carrots to mine when the kids were little.
Thanks for hosting today!
Jane
frugalfineliving.com
Wait, what happened to Mr. Linky? I was so excited to actually have a really appetizing picture to share this week 🙂 On that note, I highly recommend my vegan chocolate cupcakes that are actually the best ANY kind of cupcakes I’ve ever made. And I don’t even like chocolate cake! (http://honestandtruly.blogspot.com/2011/02/chocolate-cinnamon-cupcakes-tasty.html)
I love how you’re sneaking veggies into your food with the meatloaf here. I really love the additional flavor that carrots add to various dishes. I just need to remember to use them more!
Hey girl. Did My. Linky go away? I know it has about a week then closes. I’ll check on that.
wow you have 143 entrees !!! First time in your blog and linked one of my very simple dish. Will visit tomorrow again.
Glad you could join us and welcome to my blog. There are always tons of great recipes shared. I get great ideas from everyone. Hope you find something tempting. 🙂
We love meat loaf and I always bake potatoes when making it. the next day we have home made hash . Fantastic.
Interesting putting veggies in the meat loaf. thanks for the recipe linky party
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