| Ingredients: |
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup onion, finely chopped
½ cup carrot, grated
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup tomato sauce
1 ½ pound ground beef, extra lean
½ cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1 teaspoon mustard
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 egg
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| Directions: |
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl with hands, do not over mix.
- Lightly grease a 6-cup or 12-cup muffin tray and fill with mixture.
- Place in oven for 40 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
- Remove from oven and wait 10 minutes before removing from muffin tray.
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| Notes: |
- Double the recipe freeze what you do not eat for a fast dinner or lunch.
- Try ground turkey or bison instead of beef.
- Use grated beets, chopped spinach or any other vegetable in place of the carrots.
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