Tender Turkey Meatloaf Perfect For Your Toddler

Tender Turkey Meatloaf

SERVES 6

This is one of those recipes that is not overly impressive but will get you through many a weeknight and feed the whole family quite happily. Meatloaf has a soft texture for baby teeth and if your soon-to-be toddler is finicky on meaty textures it is a really good way to get them to enjoy it.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil

½ cup (76 g) finely diced onion

½ cup (51 g) finely diced celery (1 rib celery)

2 large cloves garlic, minced

1 (1.3-lb [590-g]) package ground turkey meat

1 egg

¼ cup (11 g) fresh bread crumbs

¼ cup (27 g) dry bread crumbs

1 tsp Dijon mustard

½ tsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp (4 g) Italian seasoning or dried oregano

5 tbsp (73 ml) ketchup, divided

Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C).

In a large pan, add the olive oil and cook the onion and celery on medium-high heat for 4 minutes. Stir to prevent the mixture from burning. Lower the heat to medium, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

In a large bowl, mix the turkey, egg, bread crumbs, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning and 3 tablespoons (45 g) of ketchup. Season generously with salt and pepper.

Spoon the mixture into a loaf pan and level the top. Spoon the remaining ketchup on top in a thin layer and top with pepper, and bake for 1 hour.

Serve warm.

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Reprinted with permission from The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook by Aurora Satler, Page Street Publishing Co. 2018.