Momma's Healthy Meatloaf

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 green bell pepper , diced
• 0.5 cups diced sweet onion
• 0.5 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 pound extra-lean , 95%
• 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
• 0.75 cups shredded carrot
• 0.75 cups shredded zucchini
• 2 large eggs
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 0.25 cups ketchup , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell pepper and onion in hot oil until onion is translucent and bell pepper is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from heat.

3. 3

   Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, carrot, zucchini, eggs, salt, pepper, and bell pepper mixture in a large bowl; mix well using your hands. Press mixture into the prepared loaf pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 35 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

5. 5

   Spread ketchup over meatloaf and continue baking until bubbling, about 5 minutes more.