Turkey Meatloaf

Submitted by sweetysjd

"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!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 10 Slices

ingredients

• 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.<br/><br/>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.<br/>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.

 

[lunenburgsuzy]

Dee-lish!!! However....suggest you cut the recipe in half, and add salsa not only on top, but in the mixture as well. I will definitely make this recipe again, but will add shredded cheese into the mix....i think that was the only thing that was missing. It was a hit with my boyfriend, who is THE fussiest eater on earth :-) Oh - and I also added some minced garlic with the onions.

 

[carwashgirl]

Was looking for a different version of turkey meatloaf and decided to make this because of the ingredients and all of the good reviews. This meatloaf is very tasty and the spinach really adds something to it. I used rice milk in place of the milk and I did not use the butter. I baked it in one regualar size loaf pan and one mini loaf pan. I will definately be making this again! Thank you SweetySJD for this wonderful recipe!