Recipe - TurkeyLoaf

Turkey Salsa Cheese Loaf...

      Tonight, being Kate's birthday, she requested for me to make my turkey salsa cheese loaf.  Sure it might not sound all that exciting, but I have had a few people tell me it tastes great.  I am going to give you the recipe and also show you just how much healthier this is than your normal meat loaf, and has more flavor too!  

Ingredients...

2 pounds of Jennie O Turkey (93/7)

1/2 cup of Mexican style 4 cheese blend

1 cup Kirkland organic salsa

4 large eggs

1 medium onion

.5 cups of bread crumbs

.25 cups of Kirkland organic salsa for the top.

We mix together all of the ingredients in a bowl except for that last 1/4 cup of salsa.  Once the meat and the ingredients are mixed well, we then transfer the ingredients from the bowl into a 9x13 casserole pan.  Put it into the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes.  I made this into 10 servings.  Below is the nutritional information of the turkey loaf compared to if you made the same recipe, but with 80/20 ground beef.

 

Nutritional Information	Turkey Loaf	80/20 Ground meatloaf
Calories	184.4	331.6
Total Fat	4.9g	19.7g
Saturated Fat	1.9g	7.9g
Cholesterol	137mg	181mg
Sodium	456.4mg	459.6mg
Potassium	46.1mg	46.1mg
Total Carbohydrate	7.6g	7.6g
Dietary Fiber	1.4g	1.4g
Sugars	2.3g	2.3g
Protein	25.9g	27.5g

     As you can see by looking at both the calories and fat, just by changing one ingredient you can change a lot about the meal you are eating.  Not only are you eating healthier now, but you're cutting unneeded fat from your diet and lowering your calorie intake.  Another great thing is that we have been able to find the Jennie-O ground turkey on sale buy one get one free so we stock up.  It isn't often we find ground beef on sale that good of a deal.