Does anyone have a recipe for a meatloaf made with ground turkey meat?!
I want to start using ground turkey and not beef for health reasons!. I have made a few turkey meat loafs and they have been horrible!. What can I do to make it have a delicious flavor (I like onions in it)!? The fat part of regular ground beef is what makes that taste so good, but can't get a good flavor with turkey!. Please help!. Thank you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Substitute your ground turkey in this meatloaf recipe!. It will be very flavorful!.
http://www!.cherskitchen!.com/recipes/beef!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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For meatloaf, I use the filling that Giada has for stuffed zucchini and peppers!. I just shape it into a meatloaf instead of stuffing the vegetables with the meat mixtures (although that's delicious too!)!. She specifically calls for ground turkey in the recipe as well, instead of using it as a substitution!. I recommend using the 93/7 ground turkey instead of the 99/1 - the little bit of fat adds lots of flavor, and it's still much better for you than beef!.
Here is my interpretation of the recipe:
1 small onion, grated
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
1 large egg
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup grated Pecorino Romano (or just Parmesan)
1/4 cup dried plain bread crumbs
1 pound ground turkey
1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F!.
Whisk the onion, parsley, egg, ketchup, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to blend!. Stir in the cheese and bread crumbs!. Mix in the turkey!. Form into meatloaf, or put into loaf pan!. Pour the marinara sauce over the meatloaf!.**
Bake uncovered until a thermometer inserted into the filling registers 165 degrees F, about 45 minutes!.
**Alternatively, instead of using marinara sauce, a sweet topping made from mixing ketchup and brown sugar can be used!. Adds some calories but is amazing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here is my interpretation of the recipe:
1 small onion, grated
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
1 large egg
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup grated Pecorino Romano (or just Parmesan)
1/4 cup dried plain bread crumbs
1 pound ground turkey
1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F!.
Whisk the onion, parsley, egg, ketchup, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to blend!. Stir in the cheese and bread crumbs!. Mix in the turkey!. Form into meatloaf, or put into loaf pan!. Pour the marinara sauce over the meatloaf!.**
Bake uncovered until a thermometer inserted into the filling registers 165 degrees F, about 45 minutes!.
**Alternatively, instead of using marinara sauce, a sweet topping made from mixing ketchup and brown sugar can be used!. Adds some calories but is amazing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Since you don't get the flavor of the fat from the beef when you use turkey - go with a turkey flavor!. Use your onions, a little garlic powder, fresh ground black pepper, then take some fresh bread and soak it in milk!. Lift it out of the milk and mix it into your turkey meat!. also add some poultry seasoning and ground sage!. Add the egg (or 2 egg whites), mix all together and place in your loaf pan!. When done, serve with some gravy made with chicken broth, a little chicken base (kind of like a bouillon cube but moister), some poultry seasoning, sage, fresh ground black pepper and then mix a little water and flour together and pour that in!. Bring to a boil, cook until it thickens, and serve over the turkey loaf!.
The milk-bread helps to hold in the moisture and make it nice and soft instead of dry and hard!. (That's the secret to my Aunt's famous Swedish Meat Balls!.)Www@FoodAQ@Com
The milk-bread helps to hold in the moisture and make it nice and soft instead of dry and hard!. (That's the secret to my Aunt's famous Swedish Meat Balls!.)Www@FoodAQ@Com
I would finely chop a cup of onions and 1/2 cup of celery saute with butter and olive oil,salt,pepper!. Add some thyme egg panko bread crumbs or your own, add a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar,garlic powder and chopped parsley!. 1/2 way through cooking process, top off with a mixture of ketchup and balsamic vinegar salt pepper!.
Let the meatloaf stand for at least 10 minutes before serving!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Let the meatloaf stand for at least 10 minutes before serving!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
easy cheesy turkey meatloaf
1 lb ground turkey
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
1/2 lb bag shredded cheese (cheddar, colby, etc!.)
1/4 cup ketchup
preheat oven to 400!.
mix all ingredients thru pepper by hand in a bowl!. fold in cheese and form into loaf!. top with ketchup!.
bake 1 hour!.
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1 lb ground turkey
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
1/2 lb bag shredded cheese (cheddar, colby, etc!.)
1/4 cup ketchup
preheat oven to 400!.
mix all ingredients thru pepper by hand in a bowl!. fold in cheese and form into loaf!. top with ketchup!.
bake 1 hour!.
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