Turkey Meatloaf with Red Pepper Sauce

This easy turkey meatloaf is a fan favourite in our house and an easy weeknight meal. It certainly isn't your typical, dry meatloaf -- the turkey is light and the red pepper sauce is an unexpected surprise that helps keep the meat moist and add flavour.


Ingredients

Meatloaf

• 2 pounds ground turkey
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 small can of tomato paste
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves chopped garlic

Red Pepper Sauce

• 1/2 small can of tomato paste
• 1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1 red pepper, seeded, cored and roughly chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large mixing bowl, mix together all meatloaf ingredients.

Place mixture in a 9 x 13" pan and form mixture in a loaf about 10 inches by four inches, which will help it cook evenly throughout.

In a blender, mix all the ingredients for the sauce and puree.

Pour over meatloaf and allow excess to pool around the meatloaf.

Cover with aluminum foil and let cook for 45 minutes. Remove foil and cook for another 45 minutes.

Let rest for 15 minutes before cutting and serving.

Recipe from Dave Lieberman

Turkey Meatballs

We've had this twice in the past two weeks which is the sign of a good, easy dish!

We don't eat a lot of meat, so when we do, I don't want something too overwhelming and these turkey meatballs are the perfect thing. Not too light and not too heavy and amazing with homemade pasta!

Ingredients

• 1-1 1/2 pounds of ground turkey
• 3/4 cup of rolled oats
• one cup of milk
• 1 small onion
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup flour (to coat meatballs)
• 1/3 cup oil (to cook meatballs in)

Directions

1. Finely dice onion 

2. Mix the ground meat, onion, oats, bread crumbs, milk, garlic and salt and pepper together -- don't be scared to get your hands in!

3. Make balls about the size of timbits and line them up on a cookie sheet

4. Put in the freezer for about 5 minutes. This will help them keep their shape

5. Dredge each of them through flour

6. Brown each meatball for a couple of minutes in oil on the stove

7. Once browned on each side, put in a pan with tomato sauce and bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees

8. Serve with fresh pasta

Recipe adapted from The Pioneer Woman