Vegetable Turkey Loaf

Name: Vegetable Turkey Loaf
Ingredients: 20 ounces ground turkey (I use a 85/15 mix if you use leaner ground turkey you might want to increase the sour cream to 1/3cu); 2 carrots (medium sized and diced finely); 1 celery (large finely diced); 10 ounces frozen spinach (thawed and squeezed of all its excess juices); 12 larage onion (finely diced, I use Spanish onions); 4 minced fresh garlic cloves; 1 cup breadcrumbs (I use Italian seasoned); 13 cup parmesan cheese (grated); 1 large egg; 14 cup sour cream; salt and pepper (I find 3/4 tsp of kosher salt and 1/2 tsp of pepper works best for us)

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

20 ounces ground turkey (I use a 85/15 mix if you use leaner ground turkey you might want to increase the sour cream to 1/3cu)
2 carrots (medium sized and diced finely)
1 celery (large finely diced)
10 ounces frozen spinach (thawed and squeezed of all its excess juices)
12 larage onion (finely diced, I use Spanish onions)
4 minced fresh garlic cloves
1 cup breadcrumbs (I use Italian seasoned)
13 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
1 large egg
14 cup sour cream
salt and pepper (I find 3/4 tsp of kosher salt and 1/2 tsp of pepper works best for us)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325.
2

Place diced carrots, celery, thawed spinach, 1/2 onion in a large pan with 3TB of olive oil over medium heat.
3

Add 1/4 tsp of kosher salt and saute for 5 minutes.
4

Add minced garlic and saute for an additional 2 minutes .
5

Remove pan from heat and let cool.
6

(This step is optional, I have made this meat loaf skipping this step but I find sauteing the vegetables brings out the flavors).
7

Meanwhile add ground turkey, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, egg, sour cream , salt and pepper to a large bowl.
8

Add saute vegetables to the bowl of the rest of ingredients and mix well to combine.
9

Pour into a prepared baking loaf pan( I find that baking spray with a little flour works best for an easy release).
10

Bake at 325 for 1hr 15- 30 minutes on last oven rack ( cover with foil the last 15- 30 minutes of cooking if it gets to brown on top and you don't like a crust).