Low-Sodium Mini Meatloaves Recipe

My husband has recently had significant heart issues, and so he’s on a low-sodium diet. Since I’m the cook in the family, that means new recipes and new ways of preparing foods I know he likes.
Here’s one I made for dinner tonight: meatloaves and mashed red potatoes

Meatloaf

1 lb (or so) of 93% low-fat ground beef

1/4 sweet onion diced

1/4 bell pepper diced

1 egg

1/2 lemon’s juice

1/2 zucchini diced

oregano, garlic powder, black pepper, dried red pepper, Mrs. Dash (pick your favorite flavor)

ketchup (1 tblsp)

olive oil spray

muffin tin

Procedure

1. Dice vegetables
2. Mix in meat
3. Add egg,spices, ketchup, and lemon juice
4. Mix to combine
5. Spray muffin tin with oil
6. Distribute meat mix evenly among muffin cups
7. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until done
8. Flip meatloaves over and brown under broiler until golden

 

Mashed Potatoes

chopped red potatoes, skins on

1/4 sweet onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

plain greek yogurt

Mrs. Dash (fav flavor), paprika, dried red pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, pinch of salt (if desired), diced onion

Procedure

1. Put potatoes, onions, and garlic in a pan and bring to a boil. Lower heat to simmer and cook until potatoes are soft.
2. Pour most of the water off into a mug.
3. Mash potato mixture, using water from cooking to moisten.
4. In a bowl, mix yogurt and spices
5. Add yogurt mixture to potatoes and stir.
6. Serve with vegetable of choice

 

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