(I cut recipe in half for a mini-loaf for myself)
Ingredients:
- 2 apples, cored, peeled and grated (strain out the juice)
- 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 2/3 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs*
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage leaves
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce (I used a BBQ marinade sauce that was delicious)
- I threw in some shredded carrots & zucchini
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Sauté onions. Combine apples, onion, carrots, zucchini, bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand 5 minutes to soften bread crumbs. Add turkey, sage, egg, salt and pepper and mix until combined. Scrape the mixture onto the baking sheet. With water-moistened hands, shape the mixture into a loaf about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide (I think I would prefer individual smaller loaves! All of them would have more yummy crust). Spread top of loaf with 1/4 cup of the bbq or tomato sauce, if using, and bake until meatloaf is lightly browned and cooked through (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should register 165°F), 50 to 60 minutes.
Let meatloaf sit 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve with warmed tomato sauce/bbq if desired.
*Breadcrumbs: I don't buy them, they have way too many ingredients to just be bread crumbs. Toast bread in oven at 250, keep checking it and breaking it up. Throw it in a blender when its all dried out. Add oregano, basil, garlic powder, rosemary, thyme, viola! italian breadcrumbs!
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