Creole Meat Loaf Patties

Name: Creole Meat Loaf Patties
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 6 patties, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: butter-flavored cooking spray; 16 ounces extra lean ground beef or 16 ounces ground turkey breast; 6 tablespoons dried fine breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup onion, chopped; 1 1/4 cups green bell peppers, chopped; 1/4 cup reduced sodium ketchup; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 8 ounces low-sodium tomato sauce; 8 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 tablespoons Splenda granular; 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping. From JoAnna M Lund's "Hot Off the Grill: The Healthy Exchanges Electric Grilling Cookbook", received in February 2009 Cookbook Swap. Perfect for your G Foreman grill. A mild spicy heat combined with sweetness; add Emeril's Essence or a few drops of Tabasco sauce for more zing. Please read reviews for insight on amount of Splenda and adjust to your own preference; a little bit of Splenda goes a long way. (I double-checked the source, and I typed the ingredient amount accurately.)"

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photo by K9 Owned

Ready In:: 14mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 6 patties
Serves:: 6

ingredients

PATTIES
butter-flavored cooking spray
16 16 ounces extra lean ground beef or 16 ounces ground turkey breast
6 tablespoons dried fine breadcrumbs
¹⁄₂ cup onion, chopped
1 ¹⁄₄ cups green bell peppers, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup reduced sodium ketchup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
SAUCE
8 ounces low-sodium tomato sauce
8 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained
2 tablespoons Splenda granular
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

directions

Plug in and generously spray both sides of double-sided electric contact grill with butter-flavored cooking spray and preheat for 5 minutes.
MAKE PATTIES:
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine meat, bread crumbs, onion, green pepper, catsup and Worcestershire sauce.
Using a 1/3-cup measuring cup, form into 6 patties.
Evenly arrange patties on prepared grill. Close lid and grill for 6-8 minutes.
MAKE SAUCE:
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine tomato sauce, undrained tomatoes, Splenda, and parsley flakes. Cover over medium-low heat while patties are grilling, stirring occasionally.
For each serving, place 1 patty on a plate and spoon about 1/4 cup tomato sauce over top.

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Reviews

Hubby loves the tomato sauce on top of his meatloaf so I knew this would be a winner for us. I used ground sirloin and also cut back on the green peppers. Prefer petite diced tomatoes so that is what I used and added some minced garlic, a bit of yellow mustard and fresh ground black pepper. Did not want a sweet flavor so did not add the sugar. These patties are so good, easy to make, and a recipe you can be very versatile with. Put in my fav's folder! Made and reviewed for Susie D's World Tour.

lauralie41
I really loved the taste of these patties! Like another reviewer I scaled back the amount of green peppers because I wanted a higher ratio of meat. I also cut the sugar for the sauce in half and was very happy with the results. I will make these patties many times in the future - maybe even as a meat lof. Thank you for posting this! Made for Susie's World Tour

K9 Owned
The patties are great. Great flavors. But the sauce, it's way too sweet. And I used only 1 1/2 tbs of Splenda. I should have omitted it. I used only 1/4 cup of green bell pepper cause I though it would be too much with 1 1/4 cups. And now I see that I forgot to add the breadcrumbs LOL The patties have a nice sweet taste probably because of the ketchup. Thanks Kate :)

Boomette