It has been a very long day in customer service and it is Sunday. Somewhere in a past life I was the master of huge Sunday family meals, and each Sunday I have the urge to invite everyone over for a hot meal. This meal is perfect for guests, but when both my friends are busy I make a meal for me. I was feeling like a little comfort food this evening and I thought to myself, "Mmmmmm, meat loaf!"
I headed to my favorite butcher and market and got some goodies. Now you are going to need bread crumbs or something like it. If you have gluten free bread on hand you can stale it up ahead of time, or dry it out in the oven. You can crunch it up by hand by using a ziplock and a rolling pin, or a food processor. You can also use GF cornflakes, or GF crackers. I used Glutino Bread Crumbs. If you are not lucky enough to have an awesome market nearby try finely diced, and sautéed mushrooms and/or al delte rice (wild, brown, etc).
Turkey Meat Loaf
1 to 1 1/2 lbs. of lean ground turkey, uncooked (I like dark turkey meat)
1 C. Chopped Fresh Basil
¼ C. Chopped shallots
½ t. Sea Salt
Ground Fresh Pepper
A dash of ground garlic powder
1 egg1/2 cup of breadcrumbs, crunched up cereal, rice, and or mushrooms. If you use mushrooms and rice please use a ½ c. of each.
*Optional: ¼ to 1/3 C. GF Ketchup, or GF Marinara
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the uncooked ground turkey with the shallots, basil, and egg. Mix together until egg yolk has spread to all areas of the mixture (works best if you mix with your hands). Add the breadcrumbs and lightly mix around with hands (do not beat the stuff up, we just want it to get mixed!). Put into a greased loaf pan in the oven for 40 minutes at 350°F or until center of loaf reads 160°F on an instant-read thermometer.
While you are welcome to use any meat that you would like I do prefer this leaner version.
Happy comfort Sunday!
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