Healthy Lean Ground Beef recipies??

You didn't mention meat loaf. Have you made that lately? If you use lean ground beef and egg white instead of whole egg that would make it less calories.

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I made these a couple weeks ago with 97% lean ground beef and they were excellent!

Diner Meat Loaf 'Muffins'

Yield
6 servings (serving size: 2 "muffins")

Ingredients
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup ketchup, divided
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw)
1 cup finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, and minced garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.

Combine onion mixture, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.

Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with 2 teaspoons ketchup. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes.


Nutritional Information
Calories:276 (28% from fat)
Fat:8.6g (sat 3g,mono 4g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:28.7g
Carbohydrate:21.7g
Fiber:1.8g
Cholesterol:131mg
Iron:3.9mg
Sodium:759mg
Calcium:48mg

Those diner meat loaf muffins are one of my all time favorite recipes on here, you HAVE to try them!!

to liven up the meatloaf, I add feta cheese, chopped onion, and chopped spinach. i use one egg white, and one stale piece of bread, to lessen the calories. then, to season, i add in cumin and chopped parsley (in addition to garlic powder, black pepper, worcheshire sauce, etc.) i do not use ketchup.

you can also use the same substitutes and make meatballs to put in a pita or sauce.

Have you tried Sloppy Joes on whole wheat/low cal buns or tacos/burritos/taco salad? For tacos/burritos/taco salad, I mix 1 lb. of ground beef (browned and drained) with one can of pinto beans - then add some seasonings (chili powder, cumin, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, etc.). Add to taco shells, low cal tortillas, or to a bed of lettuce along with some low fat cheese, tomatos, salsa. Can also make quesadillas by laying tortilla out flat on sprayed skillet, sprinkle with cheese, spread out beef/bean mixture. Serve with salsa, quacamole (avocado mashed and mixed with salsa), low fat/fat free sour cream. Also can do pita pizzas - take whole wheat pita bread, slather with pasta/pizza sauce, top with cooked/drained ground beef, veggies, and low fat cheese - then broil for a few minutes.