Turkey meatloaf with feta and sundried tomatoes!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, my range/oven broke and I was outta commission for a week. Needless to say, all is up and running now, and the weather is cooling off, so I will be cooking again, yippie. Got some good soups and cookie/bread recipe's to try, so hopefully I can get back to doing something new once a week. The patient 9 month old...well, he's 10 months old now and not as happy to sit in a chair while mommy cooks, so I might have to get creative with my timing. Has anyone tried any of the recipe's that I have posted? If so let me know how they turned out for you, or if you did anything different to them, would love some feed back. 

I totally forgot to take a picture of this one, but once you've seen one meatloaf, you've seen them all!! The whole family ate and enjoyed this one. Easy and quick to make.

I did a side dish of roasted carrots and parsnips, and quickly learned, I don't like parsnips!! They made the house smell weird too. So maybe just carrots next time, or a nice green salad, like a spinach salad, I bet that would have been nice, especially if you want to keep it light. I also served it with mashed potatoes too.

Here's the recipe, my friend Karla shared it with me, and it came from Giada De Laurentiis.

Turkey meatloaf with Feta and Sundried Tomatoes
4-6-servings

vegetable cooking spray
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
1/3 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley (I used dried)
1/4 cup chopped garlic and herb-marinated sun-dried tomatoes (I used regular ones)
2 cloves minced garlic
2 eggs, at room temp, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons whole milk (I used low fat)
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound ground turkey

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Spray a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray

In a large bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, parsley, tomatoes, garlic, eggs, milk, feta, salt and pepper. Add the turkey and gently stir to combine, being careful not to overwork the meat.

Carefully pack the meat mixture into the prepared pan and bake until the internal temperature registers 165F on an instant read thermometer, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve.


Hope you enjoy this nice twist on meatloaf!