Healthful Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 2 tbsp light olive oil
• 1 cup tomato sauce, plus extra for serving
• ½ tsp Amoretti® Garlic Oil Extract O.S.
• ½ tsp Amoretti® Oregano Oil Extract O.S.
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup egg substitute
• 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground turkey breast
• 1 cup old fashioned oats

• 2 lbs new potatoes
• ¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Pecorino Romano cheese
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 tbsp Amoretti® Organic Extra Virgin Finishing Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp vegetable broth
• salt and pepper, to taste

• 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1 tsp Amoretti® Butter Extract O.S.
• 1 tbsp dry white wine
• 1½ tsp Amoretti® Vanilla Madagascar Bourbon W.S. 2X
• ½ tsp granulated onion
• salt and pepper, to taste
• ¼ cup sliced almonds

• loaf pan
• potato ricer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Sauté the onion, bell pepper, and celery in olive oil until the onions are translucent.
3. Add the tomato sauce and Garlic Oil and Oregano Oil Extracts. Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes and allow to cool.
4. Whisk the egg and egg substitute in a large bowl.
5. Add the ground beef, ground turkey breast, and oats to the egg and mix thoroughly.
6. Add the sauce and combine with the meat mixture.
7. Pat the mixture into a loaf pan. Invert the loaf pan into a broiler pan and remove the loaf pan.
8. Bake the meatloaf for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the center reaches 165°F.

9. Place the potatoes in a large pot and add enough water to cover them by 2 inches.
10. Boil the potatoes for about 15 minutes, until a paring knife inserted into a potato meets no resistance.
11. Drain the potatoes, then squeeze them through a potato ricer into a bowl, discarding the skins.
12. Add the garlic, Parmigiano or Romano cheese, Finishing Olive Oil and broth to the potatoes and stir until combined.
13. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

14. In medium saucepan, cook green beans in boiling water over medium-high heat for 7-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and shock in an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
15. Combine the wine, Butter Extract, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, and granulated onion in a serving bowl, add the hot green beans and toss to coat well.
16. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
17. Toast the sliced almonds in a dry non-stick skillet until fragrant. Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the green beans.

• Serves 8. One serving is 1 slice meatloaf with 2 tbsp tomato sauce, ½ cup mashed potatoes, and 4oz green beans.