BBQ MINI MEAT LOAVES

 

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

1 egg

3/4 pound ground beef

3/4 pound ground pork

1 1/3 cups hickory-smoked barbecue sauce 1/2 cup packaged dry bread crumbs (see

        Note)

1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

2 tablespoons grated onion

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

 

PREPARATION:

 

1. Heat oven to 350º.

2. Beat egg in bowl. Mix in beef, pork, ’h cup barbecue sauce, crumbs, parsley, onion,  garlic and salt. Shape scant 3/4 cup mixture into 4 x 2 x 1-inch loaf, for total of 6. Place on jelly-roll pan.- Top each loaf with about 2 tablespoons of remaining barbecue  sauce.

3. Bake in 350º oven 30 minutes, until internal temperature registers 160º.  Let stand on pan 10 minutes.

4. Serve immediately or cool completely; refrigerate and serve cold.  Note: For softer-textured meat loaf, substitute 11/2 cups soft bread crumbs (2 to 21/2 slices white bread).

 

 

Nutrient Value Per Serving:

346 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated), 24 g protein,

25 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 1,118 mg sodium, 114 mg cholesterol.