Recipes

Santa Fe Meatloaf

Oven  Poultry 

• Cooking Time: 90
• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce
• 1/2 pound 7% fat ground turkey
• 1 pound ground turkey breast
• 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 2/3 cup mild chunky salsa, divided
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 6 slices 30%-less-fat center-cut bacon (such as Oscar Mayer), cooked and crumbled
• 2 large egg whites
• 3/4 cup (3 ounces) reduced-fat finely shredded Mexican-style four cheese blend (such as Kraft 2% milk)

Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

Coat pan with cooking spray.

Add onion, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic to pan; sauté 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is tender.

Stir in chipotle chile; sauté 30 seconds.

Remove from pan; cool.

Combine onion mixture, turkey, turkey breast, breadcrumbs, 1/3 cup salsa, oregano, bacon, and egg whites in a large bowl.

Place half of turkey mixture in an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.

Arrange cheese over top, leaving a 1/2-inch border around outside edges.

Arrange remaining turkey mixture over cheese, pressing edges to pack.

Spread the remaining 1/3 cup salsa over top of meat loaf.

Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165°.

Let stand 10 minutes.

Remove from pan; cut into 12 slices.

This had been sitting in my recipe binder for over a year before finally trying it this week. I am not a real big fan of meatloaf, especially turkey meatloaf, but I thought the spices in this would offset the dryness factor that baked turkey has. I assembled it one night and baked it the next. Next time I make it I will add more salsa to the meat. I served it with more salsa (not mild) on top and a little dollop of lite sour cream. Made Kasha with mushrooms and green onions as a side.

(serving size: 2 slices)

Nutritional Information

CALORIES 288(33% from fat); FAT 10.5g (sat 4g,mono 3.3g,poly 1.6g); PROTEIN 31.5g; CHOLESTEROL 88mg; CALCIUM 256mg; SODIUM 876mg; FIBER 1.4g; IRON 2.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 14.8g

David Bonom , Cooking Light, MARCH 2006

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