Healthy Turkey Meatloaf

A family favorite!  This Turkey meatloaf recipe is easy to make, is full of flavor, juicy and best of all – low in fat. I love cooking with lean ground turkey or chicken. For best results it is important to select a ground turkey that is no more than 93% lean to avoid a dry and dense meatloaf.

Make Extra Turkey Meatloaf and Freeze

This Turkey Meatloaf is in constant rotation for dinner in my household. It’s easy to make but I have made it even simpler for myself since we eat this often. I started to double up on the recipe to make 2 so I can serve one for dinner and freeze the other one. It doesn’t take me any longer to make 2 than it does to make 1, and if I can make my life any easier I will take the short cut!

Once the meatloaf is cooked and cooled, I wrap it up well in saran wrap and then into a large freezer bag it goes. It can stay in the freezer for up to 4 months. It’s always a life saver to have something homemade and healthy to pull out of your freezer on those crazy week nights. This meatloaf will not disappoint. 

Ingredients:

2 lbs of lean ground turkey (this can be made with ground chicken as well)

1 large yellow onion

1 stalk celery stalk

1 cup bread crumbs

½ tsp ground sage

½ tsp ground thyme

1 large whole egg, lightly beaten

2 Tbsp tomato paste (1 Tbsp for the meat mixture and 1 for the glaze)

4 tsp Dijon Mustard

1 ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce (1 tsp for the meat mixture and ½ tsp for the glaze)

1 tsp salt and black pepper

1 large egg white

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Directions:

1. In a food processor place onions, celery and pulse for a minute until it is at a fine consistency

2. In a large bowl combine the meat, onion/celery mixture, eggs, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, 1 tbsp of the tomato paste and get your hands dirty and mix it all up.

Glaze:

1. In a small bowl combine egg white with the remaining 1 tbsp tomato paste and ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce and spoon over the meat loaf

2. Bake for 1 hour or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F or 70 degrees C

Looking for more quick recipes? Check out these Tuna Kebabs, and Quick and Easy Spanish Rice.