Heavenly Meatloaf with Blue Cheese, Mushrooms, and Spinach

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

2 eggs

1 cup finely chopped fresh spinach

½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms

½ cup plain bread crumbs

½ small yellow onion, finely chopped

⅓ cup 2% milk

⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese

2 tablespoons reduced-sodium Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon minced garlic

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 pinch dried oregano

1 pinch dried basil

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 ½ pounds extra-lean ground beef

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.

Mix eggs, spinach, mushrooms, bread crumbs, onion, milk, blue cheese, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, cayenne pepper, oregano, basil, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Add ground beef and mix thoroughly with your hands; pack into the prepared loaf pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 45 to 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Nutrition

• Calories: 257 kcal
• Total Fat: 14 g
• Saturated Fat: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 119 mg
• Sodium: 213 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 24 g