Turkey Meatloaf

Ingredients:
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp. Olive oil
1 tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Pepper
¼ tsp. Dried thyme leaves, crushed
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup chicken broth
2 Tbsp. Tomato paste, divided (you can freeze the rest)
2 pkgs. (20 oz. Each) Ground Turkey (if you use the Breast only...save some topping sauce to serve with...it's a little bit dryer than mixed turkey)
¾ cup bread crumbs
2 large eggs
½ cup ketchup
1 Tbsp. Mustard
1 Tbsp. Brown sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350* F.

In a medium skillet, saute’ onions, crushed garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, crushed thyme until onions are see through. Add Worcestershire, chicken broth and 1 Tbsp of the tomato paste to onion mixture. Set aside and cool.

Combine in a large bowl, turkey, bread crumbs, and eggs. Add cooled onion mixture to turkey mix. Shape mixture into a regular size loaf pan.

Mix topping in a 2 cup measuring cup: ketchup, 1 Tbsp. Tomato paste, mustard and brown sugar. Spread evenly over the top of loaf in pan and bake for 60-75 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 160*F. (reserve about 1/2 the topping sauce to serve over cooked meatloaf if desired)

Serves 6 (or two men with leftovers for sandwiches the next day)

Note: if you don’t like onions, you can omit the sautéing and just mix everything together in a loaf pan. Sauteing just makes the onions less “potent”.

I serve with mashed potatoes and a green vegetable (like green beans or zucchini) and fruit.

Enjoy!