Turkey meatloaf recipe

Turkey Meatloaf

Ingredients:

400g Turkey Mince
2 medium onions
1 red pepper
1 tin chopped tomatoes
100g cherry tomatoes
250g passata (or blended tin tomatoes)
1 tin kidney beans
50g lentils
1 Chicken stock cube
35g Paxo breadcrumbs
1 tsp canderel
1 tbsp worcester sauce
(some) Butter/oil
chicken seasoning
Mixed herbs
Cumin
Paprika
Salt & black pepper

Method:

Finely chop 1 onion and soften in a little oil or butter. Add A large pinch of Cumin and Paprika. (I also added a pinch of turkish spice blend) as the onions cook. Once softened, remove from pan and leave to cool.

Chop the second onion into larger pieces and soften in a little oil or butter. Dice the pepper and add to the onions to soften.
Once onion and pepper are softened, add the following to the pan:
Tinned tomatoes
Passata
worcester sauce
Canderel
Lentils
Kidney beans
Stock cube

Add a couple of mugs of water.
Simmer on a gentle heat for 20-30 mins. Add salt & pepper to taste

Once all ingredients for the sauce are in the pot you can start on the meatloaf. The first batch of onions should be cooled by now.

In a bowl, add the onions, all the mince, breadcrumbs, about 2tsp of chicken seasoning, 2-3 tsp mixed herbs and a little salt & pepper. Mix everything together then shape it into a sort of rectangle shape (I do this on a chopping board).

Lightly grease a baking dish with oil or "fry light". Transfer the meatloaf to the dish then spray "fry light" over the top and gently rub in (or use a little oil).

Cook on a medium heat for something like 30 mins (sorry not very good with temps & times). When it looks about 3/4 cooked add the sauce to the meatloaf in the dish and cook for another 15 mins or so.

Thats about it I think. As always, ask me if I've not explained anything. I got 5 portions out of this. I served it with a small wholemeal roll. I was stuffed! This is a great winter warmer meal and you could even just eat the sauce as a meal on its own with some crusty bread.

It is a nice cheap meal, the mince cost £2 in Tesco. You can probably get the rest of the ingredients for a couple of quid. It is reasonably low in fat and full of nutrition.

I estimate the nutrition if split into 5 (excluding bread) to be roughly:

374 kcals
35g carbs
30g protein

Try it, and let me know if you enjoyed x