"Favorite" Meat Loaf

From Cooking Light



Ingredients:
Cooking spray
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 pounds ground round
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs, drained (such as Contadina)
3 (1-ounce) slices reduced-calorie whole wheat bread, torn into small pieces
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium Worcestershire sauce
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons chili sauce
1 tablespoon water

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion, celery, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until tender.

3. Combine onion mixture, ground round, and next 6 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Shape meat mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf; place on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Combine chili sauce and water; brush over loaf. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until a meat thermometer registers 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Comments:
This dish was really good. The tomatoes in the meat mixture along with the onion and celery really keep it nice and moist. And let me tell you my favorite ingredient lately? Thai chili sauce. This stuff is AMAZING. It's spicy, but not too over the top, given you don't eat it off a spoon straight out of the jar. I'll definitely keep this in rotation, although with its hour cooking time, it might get relegated to weekends only.