Thought I would share: Turkey Meatloaf Recipe

This meatloaf is really a lot better than I thought it would be.  I was not sure of a 'turkey' meatloaf but it is great.  It is very lean and is a good source of protein.  Here is the recipe, but I cut the recipe in half and it makes enough for days.

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped yellow onions (2 large onions)
• 2 tablespoons good olive oil
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried)
• 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 5 pounds ground turkey breast
• 1 1/2 cups plain dry bread crumbs
• 3 extra-large eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup ketchup

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

In a medium saute pan, over medium-low heat, cook the onions, olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme until translucent, but not browned, approximately 15 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste and mix well. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, eggs, and onion mixture in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into a rectangular loaf on an ungreased sheet pan. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 1/2 hours until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F. and the meatloaf is cooked through. (A pan of ho****er in the oven under the meatloaf will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold in a sandwich.

Thanks for sharing it sounds yummy can't wait to try....

Trish

Thanks, i am gonna bookmark this one!

 

YUMMY!  For those of you that don't know...."billyb0b81" is my (adult) son, living at home again!  And yes this was delish!  Brian is quite the chef, usually making some fancy fish dish (and I hate fish)!  I usually just like beef dishes, but this turkey meatloaf was really good!

Bookmark this one if you like meatloaf (and remember to cut the recipe in half unless you have a huge crowd to feed).

Thanks Brian,

Mom (Brooke K)

This sounds good!   Was it tender?  I have a problem with lean ground beef- just too dry and coarse going down. 

I was afraid it was going to be dry, but it really wasn't.  Not tough either.  I added a touch of extra ketchup on it and it was perfect.  The flavor was fantastic.  Had a spoonful of home grown green beans and a very small spoon of home made mashed potatoes (2 bites).  YUMMY!

Brooke K

P.S.  Brian uses one of those fancy internal meat thermometers with a remote control!  So it was cooked to the exact perfect temperature.  Maybe that is the trick to keeping it from being too tough and dry?????  Not sure, but it was GOOD!

Do you or Brian have the Nutritional Count?

I would like to try this one!

Hi Hassett...
I bet Brian can figure it up.  We talked about that, but I don't remember him giving me an actual count.  I have forwarded your message to him.

I remember thinking the bread crumbs would be the biggest count for carbs.  I'm not sure if you are a ketchup eater, but Heinz has come up with a lower sugar ketchup.  My daughter told me about it (she's the big ketchup eater).  It has less that half the carbs as regular ketchup.  Not sure if they have it in Canada land, but thought I would mention it.

Hopefully Brian will chime in with a NUT count for the meat-loaf.

Brooke