I know, the idea of meatloaf having lots of carbs sounds contradictory. However, when you look at the recipes and almost all of them call for bread crumbs or oatmeal, you find that it is going to have more carbs than you wanted in it. This is a pretty basic meatloaf recipe. I cut down the carbs even more by skipping the sauce on top of the meatloaf. Honestly, I can't see the appeal of meatloaf drowning in sauce.
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup ground almonds
1 egg
1/4 cup tomato sauce (You can use ketchup here but it will have more carbs than plain tomato sauce.)
1/4 cup mustard
Mix all ingredients until uniform. Turn into a loaf pan and pat into shape. Cook in the oven at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes to an hour. Insert a meat thermometer into your loaf to make sure it tests as well done for beef.
The ground almonds don't add a nutty flavor to the meatloaf. They do, however, help the meatloaf retain moisture. I'm not sure how, but it works. And my picky eaters can't tell the difference between this and the version with breadcrumbs.
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