I love meatloaf. I particularly love it with garlic mashed potatoes with a little cream cheese included in mashing, however that doesn't quite fit with the low calorie idea, so perhaps try a salad. Tukey is a great substitute for beef in a meatloaf, but you need to be sure that you don't over cook it, or it gets dry and it needs a little help in the flavour department. I like to serve this meatloaf with the chili jam in the sensational version, but then I like to serve that chili jam with everything. Ketchup works well as a condiment though, as does tomato chutney.
Turkey Meatloaf
Serves 8
Ingredients
2/3 cup very finely chopped onion 2 lbs ground turkey 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon coriander seeds 2 teaspoons garlic salt 4 tablespoons port 1/2 cup of tomato ketchup plus three tablspoons
Method
Preheat the oven to 375degrees. In a dry fry pan, fry the fennel and coriander seeds until just toasted (don't burn them or the smell will linger in your kitchen for days). Crush the spices in either a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. (smashing them with a rolling pin works well too and is infinitely more satisfying). Put the turkey, onion, 1/4 cup ketchup, spices and port in a bowl and mix until well combined. Place the ground turkey mixture in a 24 x 13 cm loaf pan Cover the turkey with the remaining ketchup. Cover the pan with foil, and bake for about 30 minutes. remove the foil and continue to bake until the internat temperature reaches 150 degrees, about 15 minutes. Slice and serve immediately.