Terrific Turkey Loaf
Total Time: 2 hrs
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 large cloves)
- 1 cup finely chopped celery (2 large stalks)
- 1 cup thinly sliced leek ( and pale green parts)
- 1 1/2 cups diced sweet red peppers, diced (2 medium or roasted red peppers)
- 2 1/2 cups finely chopped mushrooms
- 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
- 1 egg whites or 1 whole egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
- 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
Recipe
- 1 in a large skillet, heat the oil and saute the garlic, celery, leeks and red pepper, stirring until slightly softened (about 4 mintues).
- 2 meanwhile, boil a kettle of water, and preheat the oven to 375º.
- 3 stir the mushrooms into the sauted mixture, cover the pan for a few minutes until the mushrooms start to give up their liquid. remove the cover and saute longer until all the liquid has evaporated. remove from the heat and set aside.
- 4 in a large bowl, combine the turkey, egg, salt, pepper, nutmeg, bread crumbs, and parsley. add the sauteed vegetables and combine the ingredients well. transfer the turkey mixture to a lightly greased loaf pan (4"x8") and set the pan in a large, shallow baking dish.
- 5 place the pans in the preheated oven, pour the boiling water into the outer pan to a depth of about 1" and bake the loaf for 1 hr and 15 minutes.
- 6 when cooked, remove the loaf pan from the outer pan and from the oven. let rest for 15 minutes and then serve.
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