Turkey Meatloaf With Mushrooms And Herbs Recipes

TURKEY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook onion and garlic in oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until onion is softened, about 2 minutes. Add carrot and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and they are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, parsley, and 3 tablespoons ketchup, then transfer vegetables to a large bowl and cool.
• Stir together bread crumbs and milk in a small bowl and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in egg and egg white, then add to vegetables. Add turkey and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to vegetable mixture and mix well with your hands. (Mixture will be very moist.)
• Form into a 9- by 5-inch oval loaf in a lightly oiled 13- by 9- by 2-inch metal baking pan and brush meatloaf evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons ketchup. Bake in middle of oven until thermometer inserted into meatloaf registers 170°F, 50 to 55 minutes.
• Let meatloaf stand 5 minutes before serving.

TURKEY MEATLOAF WITH MUSHROOMS AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Brush 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/3-inch loaf pan with olive oil.
• Toss bread with broth in large bowl.
• Let stand until bread absorbs broth and softens, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in mushrooms, eggs, shallots, garlic, parsley, thyme, coarse salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes & 2 tablespoons oil.
• Add turkey; mix just until blended.
• Transfer to pan, mounding in center.
• Bake until thermometer inserted in center registers 170°F, about 1 hour 25 minutes.
• Let rest 15 minutes before serving.

TURKEY MEATLOAF, TURKISH STYLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet, add 2 tablespoons panko and sauté until panko is golden. Remove and reserve.
• Place walnuts, mint, parsley and basil in a food processor. Pulse until all are finely chopped. Remove and reserve. Without washing processor, turn on and drop garlic in through feed tube and process until minced. Stop, place onion and green pepper in processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Add remaining oil to skillet and sauté garlic, onion and green pepper mixture over medium heat until soft but not brown. Remove from heat and stir in walnut mixture. Mix remaining panko with 1/2 cup water to soften and add. Place turkey in a large bowl, add contents of skillet and mix until well blended. Season with salt (at least 1 teaspoon) and pepper. Pack into a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. Spread sautéed panko on top and bake 1 hour 20 minutes.
• Serve hot or at room temperature, with yogurt on the side, or chill and serve cold, in pita with yogurt and cucumbers.