DIABETIC MEDITERRANEAN MEAT LOAF
Yield: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup coarsely chopped carrots
- 1 cup coarsely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs (can also use crushed croutons that are
herb flavored for a spicier flavor)
- 3/4 pound ground turkey breast
- 1 egg white
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 8 pitted kalamata olives, sliced
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 450. 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. 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
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