Oprah's Turkey Meatloaf

Submitted by Hey Jude

"One of Oprah's favorite low-fat recipes. Rosie Daley, Oprah's private cook uses ground turkey breast and a bit more flavor, oriental-style Panko breadcrumbs found in specialty food stores. The recipe also works well with regular breadcrumbs. Look for Oprah's Classic Potatoes here in Zaar; it goes well with this recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 cup shitake mushrooms or 1 cup white mushroom, sliced
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup dry red wine, divided
• 1 lb ground turkey breast
• 2⁄3 panko breadcrumbs or 2/3 plain breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste, divided
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon oregano
• 1 large egg

• LITE GRAVY

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup chicken broth, defatted (To defat broth, freeze broth for 30 mins until fat solidifies)

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place mushrooms, onions and ¼ cup wine in medium nonstick skillet.
3. Bring to a boil the reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
4. Meanwhile, combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, parsley, 1 tbsp tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper, oregano and egg in a large bowl.
5. Stir in mushroom and onion mixture.
6. Shape turkey mixture into a 8x5-inch loaf and place in a glass baking dish.
7. Spread remaining 1 tbsp tomato paste over top of loaf; pour remaining ¼ cup wine into baking dish around meatloaf.
8. Cover tightly with foil and bake 45 minutes until cooked through.
9. Make lite gravy: Heat oil in small saucepan over medium heat.
10. Stir in flour until smooth.
11. Gradually whisk chicken broth.
12. Bring to a boil and boil for 3-5 minutes until thickened.
13. Season with pepper.
14. Slice meatloaf and serve with Oprah’s classic potatoes.

Reviews

[jdempton]

It turned out great. Great flavor and texture. The recipe calls for "light soy sauce" but does not include it in the instructions, so I left it out and it tasted great.

 

[taraspet]

This recipe turned out very well. Used Marsala wine instead of red. Kept it uncovered for the first 20 minutes in the oven before putting foil on it.

 

[SVSOUZA]

It was pretty good. I made it without the gravy because I didn't want the added calories/fat from it. My boyfriend really liked it too.

 

[Guinea fowlMom]

Over all this was pretty good. Just a few changes/suggetions: More "sauce" for the topping...I made stewed tomatoes and that was perfect. It seemed a little heavy on the thyme. Didn't have bread crumbs so used rolled oatmeal(not instant). My 92yo mother in law and husband didn't notice!

 

[Hey Jude]

This was pretty good...I found the cooktime was longer than stated in the recipe, it took at least an hour before it was no longer pink in the middle. Next time I would cook the flour for the gravy a bit longer, to add color, our gravy was kind of pale. Thanks Familian for a recipe that I'm going to work on a bit!