With ground turkey and vegetables, this delectable red chili has just the proper amount of heat to keep you warm. Perfect with a drink, at a football game, on a chilly winter evening, or on top of a hot dog. This dish will satisfy everyone! made either on the stovetop or in a slow cooker. Serve with cornbread on the side, topped with light sour cream, fresh cilantro, green onion, and crumbled Cheddar cheese.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 cup coarsely chopped mushrooms
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- ½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 pound 99%-lean ground turkey breast
- ¾ cup Quaker Oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)
- ½ cup fat-free milk
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning blend
- ½ teaspoon salt (Optional)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Lightly grease a medium skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-low heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and onion in the hot skillet until onion is tender, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Add spinach, 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese; mix well and set aside.
- Combine turkey, oats, milk, egg white, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; mix lightly but thoroughly.
- Spoon 2/3 of the turkey mixture lengthwise down the center of an 11×7-inch glass baking dish. Form a deep indentation down the middle of turkey mixture; fill indentation with spinach mixture.
- Top with remaining turkey mixture, forming a loaf. Seal the edges to completely enclose spinach filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), 30 to 35 minutes.
- Sprinkle meatloaf with remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Continue baking until cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 192 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 64 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 397 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious, love the spinach stuffing. I put marinara sauce on top and may mix in some of the spinach mix in the turkey next time but I will definitely make it again!
This was absolutely delicious. Made exactly as written except that I added some chopped fresh tomatoes to the spinach mix. A nice addition. Served it with mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. My husband loved it. The gravy was such a nice compliment to the turkey loaf that I was thinking that next time I might try using poultry seasoning instead of Italian and adding gravy on top instead of the cheese, which really did not add much flavor. An all around great recipe.
I was excited to try this recipe. I made it exactly as described except I used a whole egg not just the egg white and fresh spinach rather than frozen. I am disappointed to report that it was very bland and therefore my rating of only 3 stars. Next time, I’ll need to add considerable seasoning to the meat and/or spinach filling.
I made this as written, except for using fresh spinach, which is what I had on hand. I sautéed the mushrooms and onions, then added the spinach to the skillet and sautéed just until it was wilted. The meat loaf was pretty good, but a bit bland; next time, I would add minced garlic and maybe some Worcestershire to the turkey. This is a healthy alternative to my usual (much-loved by my family) beef-based meat loaf. I’ll make it again, but will try to jazz it up a little.
I made it using 1 whole egg, whole milk, and I used sharp cheddar instead of mozzarella (just bc this is all what I had in the house) I also added about 1/2 tsp of ground fennel. It was absolutely delicious! An easy recipe, and 5 stars.
I made this with a few changes. Used 85% turkey and no milk, cheese or oats in the loaf part. Used 1/2 cup breadcrumbs instead. Filling made with mushrooms, onion & spinach. Added cheese as its own layer on top of the spinach. Very good!
I hate spinach so I used a dressing with broccoli florets only. Also I made individual sized loafs. Will have several meals from this.