Healthy Turkey Loaf - A Diet Solution Recipe

Put healthy back into your meatloaf by substituting the beef for turkey. Isabel De Los Rios of The Diet Solution, once again, gives us one of the recipes she offers in her program. If I put it on my blog it means it has been tried and tested by me and is worth talking about, especially being that so many people still think that eating healthy means eating meals that are not tasty. Those were the "not so good ole days," that are now long gone. Whether you are eating healthy to increase your quality of life or dieting to get your weight under control, you can enjoy delicious meals, and at the same time gain insight into foods you may not have even known existed, and become familiar with combinations of ingredients that can make all the difference in the taste and quality of the dish.



Turkey Loaf

------------Courtesy of Isabel De Los Rios



Ingredients



-Butter or coconut oil (enough to coat pan)

-2 large eggs

-2 Tbsp brown mustard

-1 tsp dried oregano

-1 tsp dried thyme

-1/2 tsp sea salt

-1/4 tsp pepper

-1/2 cup ketchup (optional, your turkey loaf will be a bit dryer without it but still good)

-2 lbs ground turkey

-3/4 cup bread crumbs (I buy gluten free bread crumbs made from rice or you can make your own with sprouted grain bread) of course you can also use normal wholegrain bread.





Directions



1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Coat an 11 by 9 inch baking dish with butter or coconut oil.

3. In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs.

4. Add the mustard, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, and ketchup;stir.

5. Add the turkey and bread crumbs; mix until combined. (Don't overmix, or the meatloaf will turn out dry.)

6. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish, and form into a 10 by 5 inch loaf.

7. Bake until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the loaf registers 165 degrees F, about 45 minutes.

8. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.



A variation of this is to add finely chopped vegetables to the mixture so you have a turkey vegetable loaf instead of just the turkey.  This is a good option for people who have trouble eating their veggies.  With the veggies chopped so finely and cooked in combination with the turkey, their taste is hidden within the walls of the turkey. You may need an extra egg to help bind the vegetables and turkey.