Best 7 Fabulous Ground Turkey Meatloaf Recipes

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Ground turkey meatloaf is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a great source of lean protein and can be easily customized to fit your own tastes and preferences. Whether you are looking for a classic meatloaf recipe or something a little more creative, there is sure to be a recipe out there that will satisfy your cravings. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a fabulous ground turkey meatloaf that will be the star of your next meal.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

TURKEY MEATLOAF



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Try Ina Garten's Turkey Meatloaf recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network for a leaner take on the American classic.

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h10m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 cups chopped yellow onions (2 large onions)
2 tablespoons good olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried)
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup chicken stock
1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
5 pounds ground turkey breast
1 1/2 cups plain dry bread crumbs
3 extra-large eggs, beaten
3/4 cup ketchup

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • In a medium saute pan, over medium-low heat, cook the onions, olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme until translucent, but not browned, approximately 15 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste and mix well. Allow to cool to room temperature.
  • Combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, eggs, and onion mixture in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into a rectangular loaf on an ungreased sheet pan. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 1/2 hours until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F. and the meatloaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven under the meatloaf will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold in a sandwich.

GROUND TURKEY MEATLOAF



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Save a few calories without sacrificing flavor with our tasty ground turkey meatloaf recipe!

Provided by Crissy Page

Categories     Dinner

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds ground turkey, 97/3
1 green pepper, diced small
1 medium onion, diced small
1 cloves garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup ketchup, divided
⅓ cup chicken broth, low sodium
1 cup dry bread crumbs
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking pan with foil and lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Add the olive oil to a medium skillet. Saute the bell pepper, onion and the garlic until tender ( about 6 minutes). Stir in the thyme, basil, salt and the pepper and continue to saute for another minute. Add the Worcestershire sauce, ¼ cup of the ketchup and the chicken broth; stir until blended and set aside to cool. For faster cooling transfer mixture to a bowl. Mixture can still be warm when used, just not hot.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, eggs and the bread crumbs. Stir in the green pepper mixture a little at a time until well blended.
  • Put the mixture onto the prepared pan. Shape into a loaf about 9 to 10 inches in length. Add the remaining ketchup to the top. Bake for one hour or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

BEST TURKEY MEATLOAF



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After much trial and error trying to make a more healthy meatloaf, I came up with this recipe. It is important to make this on a baking sheet so the liquids can be drained off the meatloaf. Also, do not put the topping on before the meatloaf has cooked for 30 minutes. Turkey creates a lot of juices, so if you put the topping on first it will become watery and runny.

Provided by isabella104

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Turkey     Ground Turkey Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 ½ pounds ground turkey
¾ cup crushed buttery round crackers
½ cup milk
1 small onion, chopped
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ cup ketchup
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a jelly roll pan.
  • Mix ground turkey, buttery round cracker crumbs, milk, onion, egg, salt, garlic, and black pepper in a bowl; shape into a loaf and place on the prepared jelly roll pan.
  • Mix ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce in a separate bowl; set aside.
  • Bake meatloaf in preheated oven for 30 minutes; remove from oven and drain liquids. Top meatloaf with ketchup topping. Return loaf to oven and continue baking until no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.3 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 84.5 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 880.8 mg, Sugar 12.7 g

FABULOUS GROUND TURKEY MEATLOAF



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Sauteed vegetables and oatmeal give this meatloaf a light texture and lots of flavor. No catsup invited.

Provided by ChefNan

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Turkey     Ground Turkey Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 egg, beaten
¼ cup vegetable juice (such as V-8®)
¼ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
½ cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons butter
½ sweet onion, diced
½ green bell pepper, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 (16 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 pound ground turkey
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
½ cup chili sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Beat egg, vegetable juice, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, sage, parsley, oregano, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce in a large bowl. Stir in oats and allow to soak.
  • Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, bell pepper, and celery until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir vegetable mixture, mushrooms, and turkey into oat mixture; shape into a loaf and transfer to a broiling pan. Mix tomato sauce and chili sauce in a bowl; pour over turkey loaf.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30.2 g, Cholesterol 151.7 mg, Fat 19.9 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 30.2 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 2082.7 mg, Sugar 11 g

MOM'S BEST EVER TURKEY MEATLOAF



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This recipe was modified from one I found in a cookbook published by "The Turkey Store". My family, and everyone I have ever served it too love it and can't believe that it is low fat, low cholesterol. And recently I started substituting oatmeal for bread crumbs since my husband's doctor put him on an even stricter diet than before. It is easy, there is no need to sauté the onions, bell pepper and garlic before mixing with the rest of the ingredients. It is also moist and very tasty. I usually serve with baked sweet potatoes and fresh green beans. It makes GREAT sandwiches the next day.

Provided by Simply Chris

Categories     Oven

Time 1h15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 lb ground turkey breast
1/2 cup fat free egg substitute or 2 eggs
1/4 cup bell pepper, finely diced
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic or 6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 cup tomato sauce
3/4 cup rolled oats, not instant oatmeal
cooking spray

Steps:

  • Spray 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.
  • Combine all ingredients except tomato sauce and 1 tbsp Worcestershire in large bowl and mix well.
  • Add more egg if too dry, or add more oatmeal crumbs if too wet.
  • Press turkey mixture into pan.
  • Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.
  • Mix tomato sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon Worcestershire together in small bowl.
  • Remove meatloaf from oven and pour tomato sauce mixture over meatloaf.
  • Return to oven for an additional 15- 20 minutes.
  • If using 99% Fat Free ground turkey breast meat, there is no need to drain fat before pouring tomato sauce on and returning to oven.
  • If you use the regular ground turkey, which is about 7% fat you might want to drain the fat off before pouring the tomato sauce on the loaf.

FLAVORFUL TURKEY MEATLOAF OR TURKEY LOAF



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I combined my favorite ideas from several Zaar turkey meatloaf recipes and came up with a winner that's moist and flavorful (my husband told me I had to write this one down). The optional gravy is based on recipe #90731.

Provided by Marla Swoffer

Categories     Poultry

Time 50m

Yield 1 meatloaf

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 lb ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 egg
3/4 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup tomato sauce or 1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped (optional)
1 (4 ounce) can mixed mushrooms, undrained (optional)
1 1/4 cups beef stock
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons red wine
2 teaspoons flour
1 teaspoon tomato paste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Combine turkey, salt, sage, thyme and oregano.
  • Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
  • Put it in a loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes to an hour, till the top edges are nicely browned.
  • For optional gravy, combine stock, wine and tomato paste. Set aside. Cook butter and flour over low heat until it forms a paste. Raise the heat to medium and add the stock mixture, stirring frequently until it boils and thickens. Cook for about three minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1414.4, Fat 83, SaturatedFat 22.9, Cholesterol 529.8, Sodium 2959.7, Carbohydrate 54.7, Fiber 7.9, Sugar 6, Protein 108.8

GLAZED GROUND TURKEY MEATLOAF RECIPE



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A delicious turkey meatloaf with a yummy sweet glaze!

Provided by Camille Beckstrand

Categories     Main Course

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1½ lbs ground turkey
1 cup plain bread crumbs
1 cup minced onion
3 teaspoons minced garlic
¾ cup shredded carrots
½ cup fresh spinach (chopped)
⅓ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
¼ cup ketchup
1 Tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup ketchup
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Add ground turkey, breadcrumbs, minced onion, garlic, carrots, spinach, Mozzarella cheese, ketchup, parsley, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper into a large bowl.
  • Mix until everything is fully incorporated. (Sometimes clean hands work best for this step.)
  • Place in a loaf pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, or line a sheet pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and pour meat on the prepared pan then use your hands to form into a loaf shape, trying to keep it level so it cooks evenly.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • While baking, mix glaze ingredients together. Remove meatloaf from oven and brush glaze over top.
  • Place back in the oven for another 30 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
  • Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with chopped parsley to garnish if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242 kcal, Carbohydrate 25 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 91 mg, Sodium 741 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 11 g, ServingSize 1 serving

Tips:

  • Use a combination of ground turkey and ground beef for a more flavorful meatloaf.
  • Add vegetables to the meatloaf mixture, such as onions, carrots, and celery, to add flavor and texture.
  • Use a variety of spices and herbs to season the meatloaf, such as garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and thyme.
  • Don't overmix the meatloaf mixture, or it will become tough.
  • Bake the meatloaf in a loaf pan at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1 hour, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Conclusion:

Ground turkey meatloaf is a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional beef meatloaf. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own taste preferences. With a little planning and effort, you can create a delicious and satisfying meal that your whole family will enjoy.

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