Turkey Meatloaf Recipe | Pamela Salzman
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 ounces turkey bacon roughly chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion roughly chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup gluten-free rolled oats
- 1/2 cup whole milk I'm sure you could use a non-dairy milk
- 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tablespoons plus 1/4 cup ketchup*
- 2 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 large egg
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds ground dark turkey meat
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Combine the turkey bacon, onion, garlic, and thyme in the bowl of a food processor. Process until minced but stop before the mixture becomes a paste.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion mixture and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, or until browned and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
- While the onion mixture cools, in a large bowl, combine the oats, milk, Worcestershire, 2 Tablespoons of the ketchup, the salt, egg, and pepper to taste and mix well with your hands.
- Add the sautéed onion mixture and the ground turkey and mix until everything is evenly incorporated. At this stage, the mixture looks quite wet - don't worry, it will firm up in the oven.
- Place the meat loaf on a parchment lined baking sheet and shape it into a rounded rectangle. Brush the top with the remaining 1/4 cup ketchup and bake for 45 minutes (place a small pan of water on the bottom oven rack to keep the meat loaf moist).
Notes
*There are lots of ketchups which don't use high fructose corn syrup. Look for Primal Kitchen, or Thrive Market private label or Annie's.