This recipe is based on Ina Garten’s classic meatloaf. I needed a quick and easy dish for random guests, and I knew I had some chopped turkey meat. Once I began my prep I found that i did not have the exact ingredients needed. Deliciousness ensued…..
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 3 yellow onions, chopped (approx. 3 cups)
- 1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, chopped (or 1/2 tsp dried)
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup chicken stock or broth
- 1 tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 lb. spicy turkey sausage – remove from casing.
- 1 lb mushrooms (white or whatever your favorites are).
- 2 extra-large eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup marinara (tradtionally ketchup, but I can not).
- 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium span. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. Take the mixture off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste and mix. Allow to cool slightly.
- Remove the spicy turkey sausage from it’s casing.
- Chop the mushrooms up (medium/fine).
- In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, ground spicy sausage meat, onion mixture, mushrooms, breadcrumbs and eggs; mix with your hands (or a fork, but hey I use my hands). Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf and place on the baking pan. Spread the marinara on the top.
- Bake for approximately 1 hour,Check at 45 minutes and continue baking until internal temperature is 160° F. and the loaf is cooked through.
