I mean turkey…so, I decided to make meatloaf and ground turkey was on sale, so I decided to make turkey meatloaf. I had never actually made meatloaf by myself ever (I mixed up the meat with my hands as a kid when my daddy made it)…but really, it didn’t like that hard…fortunately, things were as they appeared. I used a recipe I got off of myrecipe.com…which a new site that I like. It compiles recipes from a variety of different cooking magazines, which is cool…and it is free, which is cooler. I served it with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus. I bought the asparagus and brought it home and then found out that Matt doesn’t like asparagus, or well, at least he thought he didn’t like asparagus (but I can almost distinctly remember Matt stealing asparagus stalks off my plate on another occasion…anyway)…but he said he would try it. First bite and he says, ‘mmmmm…’ Matt likes asparagus.
So I had to make the meatloaf in 2 halves, because the husband hates the onions and it actually worked out well. There have been times when I tried to split up the cooking of things and do the onions seperately and it had yet, until the meatloaf, to turn out right…so here is the recipe I used…the recipe calls for 1.75 pounds of turkey, but the package I had was only 1.3 lbs and that was more than enough for 2, so I just left out the egg white all by itself, so it wasn’t too wet.
Turkey Meatloaf
Prep: 5 minutes; Cook: 66 minutes.
Yield: Makes 8 servings (serving size: 1/8 of loaf)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons ketchup, divided
- 1 3/4 pounds ground turkey, 97% lean
- 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375°. Heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, broth, and 1 tablespoon ketchup; transfer mixture to a large bowl, and cool.
2. Add turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, egg white, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to mixture in bowl, and mix well. (Mixture will be very moist.)
3. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and coat lightly with cooking spray. Form the turkey mixture into a loaf, and place on the pan. Brush meatloaf evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons ketchup. Bake 1 hour or until thermometer inserted into center registers 170°.Let meatloaf stand 5 minutes before serving.
so tasty…
or well…we at least eat French food…well French Dip?!?! It was delicious (Thanks for the recipe, T)!
