MEDITERRANEAN MEAT LOAF: Daily Diabetic Recipe

MEDITERRANEAN MEAT LOAF

Yield: 2 servings
Source: "Mix 'n Match Meals in Minutes"

INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup coarsely chopped carrots
- 1 cup coarsely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
- 3/4 pound ground turkey breast
- 1 egg white
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 8 pitted black olives (kalamata if possible), sliced
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Microwave carrots and onion on high for 3 minutes. They should
be slightly shriveled. Mix vegetables with bread crumbs, ground
turkey, and egg white. Add salt and pepper. Place a small
marble-size piece of the mixture on a plate and microwave
20 seconds. Taste and add more seasoning, if needed.

Line a baking sheet with foil. Shape turkey mixture
into 2 6x3-inch loaves. Bake 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix olives, pepper flakes, and tomatoes together
and microwave on high for 2 minutes or until warmed through.
Remove meat loaf from oven and serve with tomato mixture on top.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 of recipe):
Calories: 378, Fat: 4 g, Cholesterol: 105 mg, Sodium: 743 mg,
Carbohydrate: 34 g, Dietary Fiber: 7 g, Sugars: 16 g, Protein: 49 g
Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 Starch, 5 Very Lean Meat, 5 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat