This is this

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…