Tonight I made meatloaf.  Well, kind of.  I substituted ground turkey for the ground beef.  So I guess I should say turkey loaf.  Healthier option!

Ingredients

LOAF

• 1.25 1lbs ground turkey breast
• 1 six oz. container Greek fat free plain yogurt (this definitely made the turkey loaf extra moist!)
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sage (I didn’t have sage so I threw in some basil instead)
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 cloves garlic (If you don’t have garlic you could try 1/4 tsp garlic powder)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 egg, slightly beaten

LOAF TOPPING

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 tsp ground mustard
• 1 tbsp packed brown sugar

To save time, you could also substitute bbq sauce for the topping ingredients!

Directions

• Heat oven to 375
• Mix all the loaf ingredients together in a large bowl
• Spread the mixture into a 9 x 5 loaf pan
• Mix the topping ingredients onto the top of the loaf
• Bake uncovered for one hour and 10 minutes

For sides, I made quinoa and asparagus.  My go to asparagus recipe is to mix the asparagus with balsamic vinaigrette and minced garlic in a large bowl or ziploc bag, spread them out on a baking sheet, and put in the oven until they look ready.

I really love this picture:

Anyways – dinner tonight was an easy recipe, it just takes awhile to cook.  Next time I think I’ll put together all the ingredients the night before so I can just throw it in the oven when I get home from work.  Ate a little later than I wanted to tonight, but it was worth the wait!

Great comfort food 🙂

Have a great night – almost the weekend!