My Recipe Box

Sticking to my plan to make one new recipe each week, I made this turkey meatloaf from Italianatedotcom last night and it was proclaimed a keeper for my recipe box.

Every time I think of ground turkey I think of a friend of mine, Marian, who always complains that ground turkey has a really bad smell, which I can't understand.


I forgot to take a photo so I am using Italianatedotcom's.

 

Supermarket Turkey Meatloaf

serves 4, with leftovers

1 1/4 lb. of lean ground turkey

1 1/4 lb sweet turkey sausage, removed from its casing

3 ribs celery, peeled (if stringy)

1 medium onion, finely diced

3 tbls butter

1 box pepperidge farm seasoned panko crumbs I had stale garlic bread so I made crumbs from it.

3 tbls freshly chopped parsley

2 tbls freshly chopped chives

3 large eggs

1/2 c half-and-half or whole milk

1 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 bag peeled carrot sticks, blanched in salted boiling water for approximately 5 minutes.

1 tsp olive oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place butter in a skillet, along with onions and celery.  Bring to a sizzle and saute on low heat for about 10 minutes, or until softened, but not caramelized.  Add chives and saute another minute.

Place mixture in a large mixing bowl and allow to cool to room temperature before proceeding.

Add the remainder of ingredients (except carrots) to the mixing bowl and blend with hands, until mixture is uniformly combined.

Form into a loaf and allow to rest for at least 15 minutes,or  up to 2 hours (in the fridge).

Place in oven and roast, uncovered, for approximately 45 minutes.  Drizzle carrots with olive oil and scatter around meatloaf.

Allow meatloaf to cook for an additional 35 – 45 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 160 – 165 degrees.

Allow to rest for 10 – 15 minutes before carving.

Friday Finds - Recipes

I'm highlighting some recipes that caught my eye this week in blogland and think I might like to try.

Spicy coconut shrimp bisque from Food Wishes

Recipe and image source

Turkey meat loaf  from Italianatedotcom I love the idea of adding the turkey sausage to the mixture.

Recipe and image source

Easy Asian meatballs from Mrs. January who also provides links to Canadian coupons.

Recipe and image source

My Recipe Box - Turkey Meatballs

I had never used ground turkey until this recipe. I had come across some recipes and decided to give these a try. I loosely followed the ingredients below. Feel free to improvise. 

They were very good added to spaghetti sauce and served over pasta with toasted garlic bread.

Meatballs:

• Cooking spray - for pan
• 1 pound ground turkey meat
• Breadcrumbs - I make my own from stale bread
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/2 cup finely grated carrot
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced 
• Italian seasoning to taste
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the broiler. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. I forgot and they definitely will stick!! Combine the turkey with all other ingredients in a large work bowl. Form into 2 1/2 -inch balls ( I use an ice cream scoop) and place on a baking sheet. Broil for 10 minutes, or until browned and  cooked through.

Recipes To Try

Hoisin baby back ribs look yummy.

Another zucchini fritters recipe but it contains feta!! UPDATE made these last week when I was eating alone as DH absolutely did not want to try these. They were a lot heavier and dense than I expected and they also needed something to spice them up.

Lemon glazed zucchini bread to use up that other zucchini that I bought.

Blueberry lime protein smoothies sound good and healthy.

Mahi mahi parmesan appetizer bites I think I'd like to try this as a main course.

The next three recipes all come from a new blogger I discovered this week Handle The Heat.
Take-out at home turkey lettuce cups
Lightened loaded potato soup
Chocolate covered cheesecake bites

Very raspberry scones yum raspberries are my favourite fruit.

Beef and vegetable lo mein