Turkey Quinoa Mini-Meatloaf Recipe
Family dinners can be an exhausting process for the busy mom who is trying to please all the varied preferences and taste buds in her home! One of our goals here at FRESH Start is to provide the busiest mom and their pickiest eaters with more family-favorites – more TASTY, HEALTHY recipes to make her life easier!
This one is a favorite. It’s got veggies, protein, healthy fats and grains all in one beautiful dish, and is a fabulous prep-ahead dish, too! Make a few loaves ahead of time, freeze them and they are ready to pop in the oven in their mini-loaf pans, and you’ve got a hearty, no-work dinner ready to go for one of your busier evenings!
Look it over, and see why we love this tasty dinner dish so much!
Turkey Quinoa Mini-Meatloaf Recipe
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Flexible enough to make ahead of time, or right on-the-spot, this family favorite is sure to become a go-to at your place as well! Uber-healthy, and a tasty pleaser, you’ll be glad you added this one to your recipe rolodex!
Author: Coach Bess
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 lb or 1 package lean ground turkey (93/7)
- ¾ cup cooked quinoa
- 1 egg
- ¼-1/2 cup sweet onion, finely diced
- 3-4 baby bell (Portobello) mushrooms, finely diced
- 2-3 garlic cloves, finely diced
- ⅓ cup carrots, finely diced
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp cumin
- olive oil
- 2-3 cheese sticks (mozzarella)
- Topping sauce:
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ cup low-sugar ketchup
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar or honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, prepare 4-5 mini-meatloaf pans by spraying them with olive oil spray.
- Put a medium sauté pan over medium heat, add 1 tsp olive oil to pan. Add in the diced onion, mushroom, garlic cloves and carrots. Sauté for about 2-3 minutes, or until veggies are softened and smell savory. Add in the thyme, cilantro and cumin. Salt and pepper to taste. Pull pan off stove, allow mixture to cool for a few minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together the ground turkey, quinoa, and egg. Once vegetable and spice mixture is cool, add that into meat mixture. Pat meat mixture into 4-6 small loaves, placing them into mini loaf pans. Put ½ of a cheese stick in the middle of each loaf, then form meat around cheese stick.
- Using your fingers, pat an indent into top of each loaf, and place 1-2 Tbsp of topping sauce into the well.
- For Topping Sauce Add 1 tsp of water at a time to get sauce to desired thickness
- Stir all sauce ingredients together with a whisk until smoothly blended!
- Bake loaves at 375 degrees for about 20-25 minutes, uncovered, or until cooked through.
- Serve with baked sweet potatoes and a side salad or other green selection for a well-rounded dinner selection!
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