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Just-Like-Thanksgiving Turkey Meat Loaf Recipe

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For a holiday meal any time of year, this tender turkey meat loaf is perfect. Complemented with a cranberry glaze, it’s a mouthwatering dish.—Mollie Brown, Los Angeles, CA

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Just-Like-Thanksgiving Turkey Meat Loaf Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + standing Bake: 45 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

30 45 75

Ingredients

1 cup seasoned stuffing cubes
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 celery rib, finely chopped
1 small onion, grated
1 small carrot, grated
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 to 4-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh sage, divided
3 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary, divided
1-1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
1/2 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine stuffing cubes and milk. Let stand 10 minutes; break up stuffing cubes with a fork. Stir in egg, celery, onion, carrot, cranberries, salt and pepper. Combine sage and rosemary; add half to the mixture. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Pat into an ungreased 9x5-in. loaf pan.
Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes; drain if necessary. Combine cranberry sauce, ketchup, pepper sauce and remaining herbs; spread over meat loaf. Bake 20-25 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 165°. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 303 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 127 mg cholesterol, 712 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 23 g protein.

Originally published as Just-Like-Thanksgiving Turkey Meat loaf in Country Woman October/November 2009, p33

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Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2010 by kashmirkat

kltaylor - I make a turkey meatloaf using a boxed stuffing mix often - I use 93% lean turkey, 1 box stuffing mix, 1/2 onion, 1 stalk celery (both chopped of course) and egg and 1/4 cup (about - I don't measure) milk, mix and bake - this time I am using the topping mixture from this recipe to top it (it's in the oven now) --- Hope that helps and that you see this! :)

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2010 by kltaylor

This looks delicious! Although I have not made this one yet, I was wondering if anyone has tried this recipe with Stove Top stuffing instead of the bread cubes.

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2010 by jmartin01

I always get too excited for Thanksgiving and have even made the "pre-thanksgiving" dinner a month ahead. This is my new "pre-dinner".... I used ground beef instead of turkey and it was fabulous!

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