TURKEY MEATLOAF

TURKEY MEATLOAF

DINNER AT HOME

Had more Ground Turkey left from one of those two packs you can buy at Costco.  Did Turkey Burgers one night and then decided to do Turkey Meatloaf with the leftover meat.  I went to my blog and pulled up a Turkey Meatloaf recipe that I posted in 2008 when I first started blogging.  The link to the original recipe is below.  I had to improvise a bit and use what we had in the refrigerator but this version came out excellent.  The Meatloaf was moist and very flavorful.  Adding vegetables and mushrooms helped flavor the dish and also made the ground turkey go farther.  Loved the Ketchup glaze and all the veggies in the meat.  Would make this recipe over and over again.

Click link below to see the original Turkey Meatloaf recipe posted in 2008;

http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2008/08/low-fat-turkey-meatloaf.html

TURKEY MEATLOAF 

SAUTE ONION, GARLIC, BELL PEPPER, CARROTS AND JALAPENO IN OLIVE OIL.
SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER.  ALSO ADDED FRESH THYME HERE

COOKED DOWN THE VEGETABLES AND ADDED A SMALL CAN OF CHOPPED MUSHROOMS BECAUSE WE HAD AN ENTIRE CASE IN THE PANTRY

ADDED CHICKEN STOCK, WORCHESTERSHIRE SAUCE AND TOMATO PASTE

MIXED EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND REMOVED FROM HEAT.  LET STAND UNTIL MIXTURE CAME TO ROOM TEMPERATURE

ADDED SEASONED BREAD CRUMBS AND VEGETABLE MIXTURE TO ABOUT 2 LBS OF GROUND TURKEY.  WOULD HAVE ADDED AN EGG HERE BUT WE WERE ALL OUT 

ADDED FROZEN PEAS BECAUSE I HAD SOME IN THE FREEZER AND LIKE THEM IN MEATLOAF

POURED EVERYTHING INTO A OVEN SAFE DISH

COVERED WITH KETCHUP AND THEN BAKED IN 325 DEGREE OVEN FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS
OR 160 DEGREES INTERNAL TEMPERATURE

AFTER 1.5 HOURS THE MEATLOAF WAS COOKED AND LOOKING DELICIOUS

MADE A NICE MEATLOAF SANDWICH A FEW DAYS LATER