Turkey Meatloaf

SweetySJD's Note:

I got this out of a Light & Tasty magazine a couple years ago. I've made it several times. It is by far the best turkey meat loaf I've ever had!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 10 Slices

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups whole wheat bread crumbs, soft
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 2 1/2 lbs lean ground turkey
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

1. In a skillet, saute onion in oil until tender; set aside.
2. In a bowl, combine the egs, milk, lemon juice, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Add the bread crumbs, spinach and reserved onion; stir to combine. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix until blended.
3. Shape mixture into a 12x5-inch loaf; place in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.Spoon salsa over top.
4. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 mintues. Drizzle with butter; bake 30-35 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.

Reviews

[Katanashrp]

I like the use of salsa instead of ketchup, but I agree with another reviewer that the breadcrumbs were a bit much. Thank you.

[zenwilliams]

I made this meatloaf and while it had a good flavor the bread crumbs made it taste like stuffing. I will try again using only 1/2 cup of bread crumbs.

Zen

[YungB]

Excellent! So moist and delicious. I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of using Barbeque sauce to top the meatloaf instead of salsa because I did not have any this time. Will try with the salsa the next time. Keeper recipe.
Update: This is my go to meatloaf recipe. The last time I skipped the milk and used 1/2 cup of Italian bread crumb and I love the texture of the meatloaf.