This recipe is courtesy Ina Garten, my all time fav celebrity chef. I've never made anything of hers that isn't delicious! This is a very basic recipe, but it is delicious. I changed the ingredient portions as she had a recipe with 5 pounds of turkey and I used the package that has 1.25 pounds. It's not exactly perfect but I estimated how much I used and I think it's pretty close... not a recipe that needs to be an exact science for sure. Instead of feeding 8-10 as the original recipe, this fed my husband and I for supper and provided some leftovers for lunch. :)
Ingredients
1 chopped onion (medium size)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
black pepper to taste
couple dashes dried thyme
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup chicken stock
1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 package ground turkey breast
1/3 cup plain dry bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup ketchup
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Over medium heat, saute onions in olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme until translucent, but not browned. Add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste and mix well. Allow to cool a bit.
Combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, eggs, and onion mixture in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into a rectangular loaf on an ungreased sheet pan. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 hour until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F. and the meatloaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven under the meatloaf will keep the top from cracking.) Broil the top to brown it at the end if it has not already.
Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold in a sandwich.
