Lamb and Eggplant Loaf
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 medium eggplant (about 1 pound) 1 cup chopped onion 2 large garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese 1/3 cup uncooked bulgur 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons minced fresh mint 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 egg whites 1 pound lean ground lamb Vegetable cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350°. Pierce eggplant with a fork; place on a baking sheet, and bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until tender. Let cool; peel and finely chop.
Place a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 3 minutes or until tender.
Combine eggplant, onion mixture, cheese, and next 9 ingredients (cheese through egg whites) in a large bowl; stir well. Crumble lamb over eggplant mixture, and stir just until ingredients are blended.
Pack meat mixture into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until meat loaf registers 160°. Let meat loaf stand in pan 10 minutes.
Remove meat loaf from pan; cut loaf into 12 slices
Sandwich suggestion: Serve leftover meat loaf slices in pita bread halves with cucumber slices and plain low-fat yogurt.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CELTIC_WITCH.
Place a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 3 minutes or until tender.
Combine eggplant, onion mixture, cheese, and next 9 ingredients (cheese through egg whites) in a large bowl; stir well. Crumble lamb over eggplant mixture, and stir just until ingredients are blended.
Pack meat mixture into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until meat loaf registers 160°. Let meat loaf stand in pan 10 minutes.
Remove meat loaf from pan; cut loaf into 12 slices
Sandwich suggestion: Serve leftover meat loaf slices in pita bread halves with cucumber slices and plain low-fat yogurt.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CELTIC_WITCH.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 296.3
- Total Fat: 20.0 g
- Cholesterol: 63.6 mg
- Sodium: 351.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 12.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 16.6 g