Here is a wonderful idea for a turkey meatloaf recipe. Make sure you have some ground turkey available – you can either buy it at the store or grind it yourself. If grinding yourself be sure to go for the leanest cuts possible because you are not actually using that much turkey meat. Might as well use the best! I recommend for going around 95% lean. Anything higher may result in a really dry meatloaf.
Feel free to use turkey burgers for the ground turkey. Read the nutritional facts – cheap turkey burgers can be over 50% fat!
Ingredients:
2 lbs ground turkey
6 slices of bread
2 eggs
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2 garlic cloaves finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
1/2 can of chopped tomatoes with garlic
ketchup
Preheat oven to 350F and coat a loaf dish with cooking spray.
Mash turkey together with bread softened by pre-soaking in a cup of water. Add in salt, pepper, onions, peppers, garlic, and eggs. Combine and mold into loaf shape.
Heat loaf in oven for approximately one hour covered in aluminum foil. Desired temperature should be ~160F.
When ready, let stand for 10-15 minutes. Drizzle LIGHTLY with tomatoes and ketchup as desired.
Serve with something liquid and cold – apple sauce, cranberry sauce, sour cream are all great options.
Leave comments if you have your own variation or if this was a success for you!
Tags: cook a turkey, thanksgiving turkey, turkey meatloaf
November 15th, 2009 at 1:50 am
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