For a lighter alternative to beef, use ground turkey for a juicy, moist meatloaf loaded with flavour.
Directions for: Damaris Phillips' Turkey Meatloaf
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray, for pan
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 lb(s) ground turkey (1 lb lean breast meat and 1 lb thigh meat)
cup hard cheese, grated such as Parmesan-Gouda blend
cup plain breadcrumbs
1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme
2 tsp chopped fresh sage
1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
1 large egg
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Spray a standard 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, onions and some salt and pepper; saute until just starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and stir to combine; saute until fragrant and softened, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce, and cook for 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
3. in a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, grated cheese, breadcrumbs, thyme, sage, rosemary, egg, some salt, 2 teaspoons black pepper, and the cooled veggie mixture. Mix with your hands until well blended.
4. Fill the prepared loaf pan with the meatloaf mixture. Bake until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf registers 170F, about 55 minutes.
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