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I could eat these super healthy Mini Turkey and Veggie Meatloaves hot or cold, I tell ya. They really aren’t just for kids, although my three children gobbled them up with a side of ketchup tonight. I’m glad I doubled the recipe, so I can freeze half of them for another night. Snaps for #freezermeals, eh?!
Here’s the other thing: If you have a hard time getting enough vegetables into your family, these mini meatloaves are also a winning way to sneak some extra nutrition in (which you may know I’m a fan of). I would suggest using the food processor to chop the vegetables finely, if you have some suspicious kiddos. Give your munchkins a good squirt of ketchup for dipping purposes and you’re good to go!
I served our Mini Turkey and Veggie Meatloaves up with a twice baked potato, steamed broccoli, and some strawberries. Want to really hit a homerun when it comes to the sneaky nutrition, though? Try a side of Cream Cheesy Mashed Sweet Potatoes. You’ll have just fed your kids zucchini, carrots, onion, and sweet potatoes in one delicious meal. Boom!
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These Mini Turkey and Veggie Meatloaves are a kid-favorite and a great way to sneak in lots of extra nutrition!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion (about one small onion)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot (about one carrot)
- 1/2 cup shredded zucchini (squeeze out excess liquid with hands)
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 1/4 lbs 99% fat free ground turkey
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs (or whole wheat panko)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup all natural ketchup, divided
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley, crushed in hand
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed in hand (or dried oregano)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil and place a baking rack over the sheet (baking rack keeps bottoms from burning and allows drippings to fall below.) Grease baking rack generously with cooking spray.
- In a saucepan over medium to medium-high heat, sauté vegetables in 1 tablespoon olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Lightly season vegetables with salt and pepper to taste while they sauté. Set aside to cool.
- In a mixing bowl, using your hands or a wooden spoon, combine cooled vegetable mixture, ground turkey, egg, panko, 1/4 cup ketchup, broth, garlic powder, parsley, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Do not over mix.
- Gently scoop out a heaping, loosely packed 1/2 cup of meat mixture for each meatloaf. Gently form into a patty that’s evenly about 1 1/2 inches thick. Do not press down hard on mixture to avoid compacting it. Top each mini meatloaf with about 2 teaspoons ketchup, spreading around on top evenly.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the middle is no longer pink.
Notes
Freezer Meal Instructions:
To Freeze: Bake and let cool completely. Seal in freezer bag or container, squeezing out all the air. Freeze up to 2 months.
To Prepare: Thaw in refrigerator overnight and reheat in microwave, using a lower power setting, just until warmed through. Or if reheating from frozen, use the defrost setting on the microwave.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatloaf
Do you think I could make these in a muffin tin as well? Just taking the papers off before freezing?
Try following our Mini Meatloaf Muffins recipe and it should work.
Do you know the serving size nutrients? Eg. calories, fiber, fat etc. thanks !
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If I wanted to make these smaller into meatballs, same amount of ingredients, should I change the way I bake it?
Hi Amy. These would make awesome meatballs. Just follow the instructions on this meatball recipe: https://thrivinghomeblog.com/2015/07/baked-italian-meatballs-freezer-meal/
If I’m going to save as a freezer meal would I still put the teaspoons of Ketchup on top before baking? Or save that step till I’m reheating from frozen?
I like mine baked with the ketchup on top. So I do that, then freeze them, and reheat from there.