Ground Turkey Meatloaf With Cranberry Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 1/4 cup yellow onion, minced
• 1/2 cup carrot, peeled and grated
• 1/4 cup celery & leaves, minced
• 1 cup dried whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup unsalted turkey stock or 1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 large egg, beaten lightly
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup cranberry sauce, at room temperature (canned or homemade preferably-read *note)
• fresh sage leaf (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 *note: if using canned cranberry sauce, drain first.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 in large bowl combine all ingredients *except* for the cranberry sauce and sage leaves. do not overmix.
• 4 lightly oil or spray a 9"x5" loaf pan. turn the meat mixture into the prepared pan and gently pat down.
• 5 bake the mixture until the loaf is firm and top is lightly browned, approximately 1 hour.
• 6 remove pan from oven and spread the cranberry sauce on top of the meatloaf. let stand in the pan for 5-10 minutes before serving.
• 7 remove meatloaf from pan and transfer to serving platter. garnish with a few sage leaves.