Turkey Meatloaf

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Tribune News Service-Linda Gassenheimer

Serves 2 people

Categories: Turkey- game birds

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coarsely chopped carrots
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped red onion
  • 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
  • 3/4 lb. ground turkey breast
  • 1 egg white
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • 8 pitted, black olives Kalamata if possible, sliced)
  • 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup low-sodium, no sugar-added canned, crushed tomatoes

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Microwave carrots and onion on high for 3 minutes. They should be slightly shriveled. Mix vegetables with bread crumbs, ground turkey and egg white. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Place a small marble-size piece of the mixture on a plate and microwave 20 seconds or until cooked through. Taste and add more seasoning, if needed. Line a baking sheet with oil. Shape turkey mixture into 2 loaves about 6 × 3 inches. Bake 15 minutes.
  4. meanwhile, mix olives, pepper flakes and tomatoes together and microwave on high for 2 minutes or until warmed through. Remove meatloaf from oven and serve with tomato mixture on top.

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