Salsa Turkey Meat Loaf
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 6 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per serving: about |
- |
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cal |
278278 cal |
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pro |
26 g26g pro |
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total fat |
15 g15g total fat |
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sat. fat |
5 g5g sat. fat |
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carb |
9 g9g carb |
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fibre |
1 g1g fibre |
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chol |
154 mg154mg chol |
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sodium |
557 mg557mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
1111 calcium |
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iron |
1515 iron |
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vit A |
99 vit A |
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vit C |
2323 vit C |
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folate |
99 folate |
Serve with: Baked potatoes and roasted beets. Turkey and salsa elevate everyday meat loaf to tender, juicy fare with up-to-date Mexican flair.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs 2 2eggeggs
- 3/4 cup medium chunky salsa 3/4 3/4cup cupmedium chunky salsa
- 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs 1/2 1/2cup cupItalian bread crumbs
- 1/2 onion , grated1/2 1/2oniononions, grated
- 1/2 finely diced sweet green pepper 1/2 1/2finely diced sweet green peppersweet green peppers
- 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 1/2tsp tspchili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme 1/4 1/4tsp tspdried thyme
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
- 1-1/2 lb ground turkey , lean or extra lean1-1/2 1-1/2lb lbground turkey or ground chicken, lean or extra lean
- 1/2 cup shredded Monteray Jack cheese 1/2 1/2cup cupshredded Monteray jack cheese
Preparation
In bowl and using fork, beat eggs. Mix in 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the salsa, the bread crumbs, onion, green pepper, chili powder, salt, thyme and pepper. Mix in turkey.
Pat evenly into 8- x 4-inch (1.5 L) loaf pan. Spread remaining salsa over top. Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven until meat thermometer inserted in centre registers 185°F (85°C), about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Sprinkle cheese over top; bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain off fat.