This low-sodium meatloaf recipe has the classic ketchup topping, but it includes additional vegetables and seasonings to make it more savory.
- 1½ lbs very lean ground beef
- 1 cup of no-salt-added ketchup
- 1 medium onion, chopped (about ½ cup)
- ¼ cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
- ½ cup diced celery
- ⅓ cup 1-minute oatmeal
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp Mrs Dash Steak Grilling seasoning
- ½ tsp low-sodium Worcestershire sauce
- ⅛ tsp black pepper.
- 1 Tbsp parsley flakes
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray loaf pan with cooking oil.
- Heat the olive oil in a small skillet until medium-high. Saute onion (and optional green pepper, optional celery) until onion is translucent (3-4 minutes). Remove from heat
- In a large bowl, beat egg. Add oatmeal and all of the seasonings. Mix well. Add ground beef, ½ cup ketchup and vegetables and stir until well mixed.
- Shape into a loaf and place in the loaf pan. Spread remaining ½ cup ketchup over loaf. Bake 350 degrees for 1¼ hours.
According to our estimates, one serving of this dish will contain 77mg of sodium.
Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. 77mg of sodium per serving implies that this recipe provides:
– 3% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
– 5% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
– 8% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
