Turkey Meatloaf
From: Eat Clean Diet Cookbook
Ingredients:
- 2 tbls olive oil
- 2 vidalia onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 6 cups baby spinach, washed
- 6 cups fresh arugula, washed
- 1 tsp water
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1/4 cup minced cilantro
- 3 egg whites and one whole egg
- 1 tbls tomato paste
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 2 1/2 lbs ground turkey (I use 2 lbs)
- 3/4 cup oat bran
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- cooking spray
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat olive oil in a non stick pan and cook onions and celery until they are soft. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Add baby spinach and arugula leaves to pan with 1 tsp of water. Cook until the greens are wilted. Remove from heat and let cool. Add basil and cilantro to wilted greens and mix well.
In a large bowl add egg whites and whole egg, tomato paste and stock. Mix well. Add ground turkey, oat bran and flaxseed along with cooked onions and celery. Mix together with clean (jewelry free!) hands. In a 9″ glass loaf dish coated with cooking spray, place half of the turkey mixture. Srpead evenly. Add wilted greens to pan. Add remaining turkey mixture and smooth out the top.
Bake on center rack of oven for 1 1/2 hours or until 160 degrees F. Remove from oven and let cool. Remove from pan and slice into 1 inch slices with a sharp serrated knive. Serve immediately and freeze leftovers for lunches.
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