Ground Turkey Meatloaf Recipes

Meatloaf, a popular dish all over the world, is prepared from ground meat and cereal grains or other binders. It is no doubt one of the most delicious dishes which is cooked with easily available food ingredients. Though the preparation tips are mostly the same, the ingredients and ways of serving meatloaf vary from one region to another. While preparing this savory dish, traditionally used ground beef and lamb can be replaced with ground turkey. If you are looking for some new food recipes, you can try the following ground turkey meatloaf recipes.

Ground Turkey Meatloaf Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs ground turkey
1 cup bread crumbs
1 egg (beaten lightly)
1 ½ cups chopped onion
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon ground garlic
1/3 cup ketchup
½ cup low fat yogurt
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

Preheat oven at 400ºF. In a non-stick frying pan, heat oil and fry onion and garlic for about 2 minutes or until onion turns soft. Take a medium-sized mixing bowl and add the fried onion garlic mixture, chopped parsley, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Mix the ingredients. To this bowl, add the bread crumbs, egg and yogurt. Stir the mixture and let it stand for about 5 - 8 minutes. Then, add ground turkey and mix well, you can mix with your hand.

Transfer the turkey mixture in a lightly oiled meatloaf baking pan. Add the meatloaf mixture and spread evenly in the pan, bake for about 55 - 60 minutes. Remove the baked meatloaf, make slices and serve warm with sauce and cheese toppings.

Ground Turkey Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs lean ground turkey
2 lbs red potatoes (quartered)
½ cup bread crumbs
1 egg (slightly beaten)
1 medium-sized onion (chopped)
3 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons mustard
1 cup buttermilk
¼ cup ketchup
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Take a mixing bowl and mix the ingredients, turkey, bread crumbs, egg, chopped onion, spinach, parsley, mustard, salt and pepper. After thoroughly mixing the ingredients, transfer the mixture into a baking sheet and spread evenly in the shape of a loaf. Pour ketchup and bake for about 50 - 55 minutes, till it is cooked.

In the meantime, add potatoes and water in a pot and boil. Simmer for sometime till the potatoes turn tender. You can check whether the potatoes are cooked or not by inserting a fork. Drain the cooking water and transfer the cooked potatoes in a bowl. Allow potatoes to cool down and then mash with buttermilk, about ½ teaspoon salt (or as per your taste) and olive oil. Remove the baked meatloaf from the oven and serve with mashed potatoes and barbecue sauce.

As per your taste, you can enhance the flavor or cut down the calories by altering the food ingredients. If you crave for a savory dish, serve the meatloaf dish with spicy toppings and/or a hot sauce.