I am a huge Ellie Krieger fan. Her recipes produce healthy meals, often easy to make, and almost always delicious. My husband is a meat loaf fan and when he asked for one, I turned to Ellie and ended up with a meat loaf, my husband really liked. I add some instant mashed potatoes for the filler but I stayed close to Ellie’s choices. She is usually on target and she is one of the few chefs, I can follow with limited changes.
Turkey Meatloaf – adapted from Ellie Krieger
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 medium onion, chopped (first cut some slices for the top of loaf)
- 1 pound ground turkey breast
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/8 cup ketchup
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 /2 cup tomato sauce or enough to cover turkey loaf.
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, stir together the oats, mashed potato and broth. Thinly slice 1/4 of the onion and set aside.
Finely chop the remaining onion. In a large bowl combine the turkey mixture, chopped onion, bell pepper, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and pepper. Mix just until well combined.
Transfer the mixture to a loaf pan. Pour the tomato sauce over the meatloaf and sprinkle with the sliced onions. Bake for about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
This is great way to enjoy meatloaf a healthy way. Thanks for sharing.
Velva
1) I adore Ellie Krieger and her recipes.
2) I never thought of using instant mashed potatoes as filler, but given how well meatloaf goes with mashed potatoes I think it’s a brilliant idea.