Taco Turkey Meatloaf

Submitted by SarahBeth

"Ground turkey makes this meatloaf lighter and healthier; cheese and taco seaoning make it delicious. From betterrecipes.com. Again altered even further for calorie and fat content. You might not be able to find whole wheat bread crumbs. I usually de-crust 1-2 slices of whole wheat bread and dry in the oven and then crumble. The last two ingerdients are for the topping. Easily halved or even cut into thirds."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 2 meatloaves
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 49.61 g package taco seasoning
• 2.46 ml ground pepper
• 1 egg white
• 1 whole egg
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 59.14 ml tomato sauce
• 59.14 ml whole wheat bread crumbs
• 118.29 ml 2% shredded cheddar cheese
• 236.59 ml cooked brown rice
• 1360.77 g ground turkey
• 236.59 ml tomato sauce
• 118.29 ml 2% shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. Mix together eggs, taco seasoning, black pepper, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, brown rice, bread crumbs and cheese.
2. Add turkey and mix until thoroughly combined.
3. Grease sheet pan with Pam
4. Form two loaves of meat mixture on pan.
5. Top each loaf with tomato sauce and cheese.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 1/4 hour or until meat thermometer registers 165 degrees.
7. Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

Reviews

[memaw #2]

great meatloaf we loved it

 

[MsSally]

We loved this recipe. I 1/2'd it and used salsa instead of tomato sauce, and 1 egg worth of egg whites. And because I was in a hurry I cooked it in my microwave steamer (shaped loaf in the part with the holes and put about 1/4 cup water in the bottom. All the fat and juice drained away and what was left was a wonderful meatloaf full of flavor...In my microwave it was cooked to perfection in 12 mins... Thanks for posting this Sarahbeth... Reviewed for your win of the Holiday Easter Egg Hunt 2010.

 

[Hill Family]

So this actually got some mixed reviews. I made a few changes and that may be some of the issue. I used taco flavored turkey burger so I didn't use the taco seasoning and that I think was an issue in flavor. I made everything else as is. It was way to moist and I had to drain off 1/2-1 cup of liquid. I will try this again as written except add more bread crumbs. Thanks for an interesting dinner.