Turkey Meatloaf with Oven-Roasted Potatoes

This is one of my favorite meatloaf recipes. It has a great taste, it's moist and a healthy alternative to beef. This dish was accompanied with roasted potatoes and includes steamed spring veggies to round out this traditional meal.  Enjoy!

 

Turkey Meatloaf recipe:

Serves about 6

Ingredients

• 1 package (1.25 pounds) 93% Lean Ground Turkey
• 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes (for a little spice try Hunts green chiles or spicy peppers)
• 1/3 cup of  bread crumbs
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 /2 cup onion, finely diced 
• 1/2-1 cup of spinach 
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a medium saute pan, over medium-low heat, cook the onions, red pepper, garlic and spinach in the olive oil  for about 5 minutes.
3. Combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, egg, Worcestershire sauce, can of tomatoes, (optional: set a little aside to drizzle on top before putting in the oven) salt and pepper mixture in a large bowl. Mix well and  add in the rest of the ingredients from the pan. Shape into a rectangular loaf on an ungreased baking sheet. Spread the left over tomato sauce evenly on top. Bake for 1 1/2 hours until the meatloaf is cooked through.

          

Oven-Roasted Potatoes recipe:

Serves about 2-3

Ingredients:

• 1 sweet potato scrubbed, dried and cut into 1 inch cubes with the skin 
• 2 potatoes, scrubbed, dried and cut into 1 inch cubes with skin ( Yukon gold taste great, but any potato will do)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (optional)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees with a heavy duty baking sheet inside for at least 10 minutes.

2. Toss the potatoes in olive oil, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and spread the potatoes in an even layer. The potatoes should begin sizzling right away.

3. Roast the potatoes in the top third of the oven for 45 minutes, tossing halfway thru.

4. Serve immediately while warm.

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