Last night we had our friend Nikki over…she doesn’t like mushrooms or avocado…she was mostly safe because Dave hates avocado but since we put mushrooms in just about everything, I was challenged to come up with something to make for dinner. Well, I am here to tell you that you can eat damn tasty meatloaf and mashed potatoes while not eating up a lot of your Weight Watchers points. Below is the meatloaf recipe and a link to the garlic mashed potatoes recipe. For those of you with little kids, this meatloaf recipe is awesome because it is made in a muffin pan (how cute!).
1 Pound Extra Lean Ground Beef (I used 93/7)
4 oz. Zucchini, unpeeled and shredded
1 Egg
1 Cup Ore Ida Hash Browns, frozen (I used the shredded has browns, not the little potato chunks)
1/2 Cup Fat Free Shredded Cheddar Cheese (I used the 2% reduced-fat shredded cheddar)
1/2 Package (3 oz.) Kraft Stove Top Seasoned Stuffing Mix
1/4 Cup Reduced Fat Parmesan Cheese (I’m not sure this exists…I used regular Parm)
1/2 teaspoon Minced Garlic
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 Cup Ketchup
1/4 Cup Onion, chopped (I left out and used onion powder instead)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients.
Divide evenly into 12 muffin tins (I used a 1/3 measuring cup to divide the mixture)
Bake 30-40 minutes or until done.
Each meatloaf muffin=3 points
Garlic Mashed Potatoes from Skinny Weight Watcher Recipe blog 
I added fresh tarragon to my serving of potatoes…it smelled like licorice which is a bit of a turnoff for me…but in the end, the tarragon was nice. I would probably choose fresh chives or maybe fresh thyme next time.
I had leftovers for lunch today and I think that, perhaps, everything tasted even better the second day! Even the mashed potatoes, which almost never taste good nuked in the microwave, were awesome!
Dave and I are heading out to the farmer’s market tomorrow…we’ll see what kind of produce we come home with. If only we could get mushrooms…
Comments
Now, see, you *could* have used mushrooms, as long is it was either 1) sparingly, or 2) I could have picked them out. Actually, I do like shiitake mushrooms in hot’n'sour soup.
Hooray for meatloaf! Thanks so much again — it was really good to see you guys..
reduced fat parmesean cheese does exist scuz. it’s what mom normally buys.
also, you convinced me on these recipes. i’m going to try them.
I love your blog. This recipe sounds delicious.
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