I chose to make my own turkey meatloaf recipe after looking at a ton of other ones and not really enjoying any of them. To give the sauce more flavor, add Dijon mustard.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 cup oats
- ½ onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons pear applesauce
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray’s®)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix ground turkey, oats, 1/2 chopped onion, pear applesauce, 3 tablespoons chili powder, egg, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; press into an 8-inch square baking dish.
- Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir 2 tablespoons onion until softened and lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir brown sugar, barbeque sauce, and 1 teaspoon chili powder into onion; cook over low heat until sauce is warm, about 5 minutes.
- Bake meatloaf in the preheated oven, occasionally brushing sauce over the top, until cooked through, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 269 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Cholesterol | 83 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 723 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I left out the apple sauce & brown sugar as I didn’t have any. Tasted awesome without it!!!
I reduced the amt of chili powder to 1 tbs instead of 3. (3 seemed like an awful lot for meatloaf!) Also used Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce instead of the sauce recipe specified. Family liked it a lot! 1
First time making meatloaf with turkey, nice texture. I would reduce the 3 TBL chili powder to maybe 2 TBL.
Excellent recipe! I substituted the oatmeal with Italian bread crumbs (about 3/4 cup) and the pear applesauce with just plain applesauce. Other than those substitutions, I followed the directions exactly. The meatloaf had a little kick which we really enjoyed – would have never thought to put in 3 TBS of chili powder in a meatloaf but it was so tasty!
I will definitely make this again. I didn’t have enough Chili powder for the recipe so I substituted with Chili flakes in addition to 1 Tbsp of Chili powder. It was very tasty
Wanted to make something with what I had on hand and this fit the bill. I followed recipe with only change being regular applesauce since that’s what I had. My stepdaughter and I liked this very much – husband ate it and said he liked it but I think the oats put him off. If you are feeding someone who has known food texture issues, take that into consideration. Other than that, the taste was very good and a nice change from bland meatloaf. Will make again!
I made it as written, omitting the salt. I used Newman’s hickory bbq sauce as that’s what I had on hand and it is relatively low sodium. It was delicious!
First meatloaf I have ever made with Turkey. Very good, love the sauce. I followed the recipe. Will make again.
My husband’s words, “This is the best meatloaf I have ever had!”…he is 60. If you like a little kick, this is perfect. The recipe doesn’t tell you to let it stand for about five minuet
Tasty Turkey Meatloaf with Sauce Haiku: “Licking-lips, this rocked! But what is ‘pear applesauce?’ I used regular.” My only substitutions were half crushed saltines for 1/2 the oats (ran of out oats) and just apple-applesauce (not pear). This WAS a really tasty turkeyloaf, but my only minor complaint was the pieces of sauteed onion in the sauce topping – maybe if they’d have been diced instead of chopped they would’ve jived better w/ the sauciness of the sauce.