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The Best “Healthier” Meatloaf

Published: November 8, 2022 · Courtney Rushing

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Take Ina Garten’s iconic meatloaf, and make it healthier (but just as delicious) – and you’ve got this easy dinner recipe.

Just mix together a handful of common ingredients, throw them in a pan to bake, and you have a quick, high-protein meal.

Serves 8
286 calories per serving
12 fat | 17 carb | 32 protein

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This Healthier Meatloaf Recipe is a great high-protein dinner recipe! Macro-friendly, and is incredibly easy to make. So much flavor packed inside with a delicious ketchup spread on the top!
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Total Time 1 hr 45 mins
Course dinner
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs 93/7 ground turkey
  • 1 egg
  • 56 g plain bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock
  • 200 g onion diced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1-2 tsp thyme fresh
  • 1/2 cup organic tomato ketchup

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Heat some olive oil spray in a medium sauté pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown.
  • Turn off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, and chicken stock. Allow to cool slightly.
  • In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and egg, and mix lightly. Do not over mix! Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper or place into a bread pan.
  • Spread the ketchup evenly on top.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F and the meat loaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven, under the meat loaf, will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot.
Keyword easy, high protein, macro friendly, meatloaf, turkey

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