This great tasting family favorite is enhanced with flavorful herbs and vegetables that complement the turkey meat well. You may wish to cook a large batch, serve half a loaf for dinner, and save half in the freezer for those last-minute weekend meals. Can be gluten-free and Paleo friendly.

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  • Preparation Time

    15 minutes

  • Cooking Time

    45 minutes

  • Difficulty Rating

    1

  • Serves

    8

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Ingredients

  1. 1 lb / 450 g ground extra-lean pastured turkey
  2. 1 sweet bell pepper, finely chopped
  3. 1 cup / 45 g whole grain cereal crumbs or 2 cups / 200 g mushrooms*, chopped
  4. 2 tsp. / 1½ g dry basil leaves
  5. 1 Tbsp / 3 g dried oregano leaves
  6. 1 oz / 30 g organic grass-fed cheese, grated
  7. 1 large onion, chopped
  8. 3 cloves garlic, minced
  9. 2 tsp. / 10 ml avocado oil
  10. ½ cup / 120 g tomato sauce
  11. ½ cup / 120 g organic soy or Greek yogurt
  12. ½ cup Homemade Ketchup

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F / 190°C. Lightly coat a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir to mix well. You may have to do this for approximately 10-15 minutes to obtain a well-coagulated texture.
  3. Pack the mixture into the prepared loaf pan, and top with homemade ketchup.
  4. Place the pan in the preheated oven; bake uncovered for 45 minutes.
  5. Serve in slices with your favorite steamed vegetables.

Serving Size: ⅛ loaf

Exchanges per Serving: 0*-1 Carb, 2 Protein, 0 Fat

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Comments 21

  1. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, kk1424. You definitely don’t need to make anything complex. If you are using the Ready-to-Go menus, I suggest you switch to the full Menu Planner application (in “Apps” above) so that you can select the foods that go into your menus, and avoid items like this. This program is indeed built on eating whole foods rather than processed and pre-prepared, but there are many, many items in the Menu Planner lists that are simple, “instant,” or only take a few minutes and minimal effort to prepare. The following are some of the more popular ones:
    • Fresh and dried fruit
    • Cut raw vegetables
    • Oven-baked vegetable chips
    • Nuts and seeds
    • Trail mix combinations of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit
    • Sandwiches – good breads with nut butters, hummus and similar spreads, tahini, canned or smoked fish, cheese, homemade “cold cuts” from fresh meats, egg salad, etc.
    • Whole grain crackers plus any of the above
    • Hard-boiled eggs
    • Sliced or string cheese
    • Cottage cheese
    • Yogurt
    • Hearty soups
    • Hearty smoothies/shakes
    • Legumes (beans and peas)
    • Whole grain hot and cold cereals
    • Popped grains, i.e. natural popcorn

  6. bnewbee41360

    Invest in a meat grinder and grind your own meat, I have noticed that ground meat is more expensive, plus when you buy it at the store you don’t really know what parts they are grinding. Harbor Freight sells an electric meat grinder with stainless steel blades/ plus it has the stuffing tubes to make sausages, for $50.00 plus shipping, you can have it shipped to store or your home. I have bought from them for years and have always had good service from their products . You can make sausage from chicken or other meats that will be a lot better for you.

  7. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, NBock. Grass-fed cheese is made from milk that comes from cows fed grass or allowed to graze naturally. This improves the fat composition of the cheese greatly. Organic vegan cheese is generally made from natural oils and gums, or from soaked and ground nuts; when you purchase it do try to avoid those that contain palm oil.

  11. Cynt

    Ok..made this today…delicious…when I finely diced the veggies, it was a lot so I sautéed them with the oil for 6-7 mins..glad I did! It took much longer to bake..I used a thermometer and it took almost double the time…I also used poultry seasoning as I did not have the other..there was quite a bit of juice so I turned it over in the pan on a rack and drained it for 10 mins…the rack made nice lines for cutting too! We are going to slice it thin for a cold sandwich tomorrow ! Made a large loaf..it will be three meals for us two! Enjoy!

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