| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 17 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 57 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- Oil, for greasing dish
- 1 (10-ounce) box chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta
- 1/2 cup seeded and finely chopped red jalapeno
- 2 tablespoons yogurt
- 3/4 cup cold milk
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking grits
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 1/2 pounds ground turkey
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a 9 by 13-inch casserole dish.
- Filling: Using a kitchen towel, squeeze off the excess liquid from the spinach. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the spinach, feta, jalapenos, and yogurt. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together the milk and grits. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the onion, turkey, eggs, Worcestershire, parsley, stock, salt, pepper, and the grits. Mix until well combined. Transfer half of the mixture to the casserole dish and shape it into a medium-sized log. Using your fingers, make an indentation in the meat for the filling. This should resemble a canoe. Add the filling to the indentation and top with the remaining meat. Form the meatloaf, being sure to cover the filling completely with meat. Pour the tomato sauce over the meatloaf. Bake in the oven until the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 55 to 60 minutes. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 488 |
| Total Fat | 26 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Protein | 45 g |
| Cholesterol | 199 mg |
| Sodium | 834 mg |
Reviews
Does anyone know the fat and carb count for this recipe? Making for my dad, who has to track everything! 🙂
I made this last night and thought it was good. When reading the reviews, I decided to leave out the chicken broth. This was a mistake, as I thought it would be too wet. Put it in. The spinach and feta cheese was very, very good. All in all, this was a nice turkey meatloaf. I love Aaron’s recipes. I have made so many of them.
This has become one of my go-to recipes. I love it.
My family absolutely loves this recipe. I use fresh spinach and sometimes use bread crumbs instead of Gits!
First time preparing a turkey loaf. Was very surprise with the end result. Moist, favorable, colorful. and easy to prepare. Will keep this recipe, foresee using over and over.
I saw Aaron make this dish and it look so good I felt as though I was eating it alone with him, could taste all the flavors with him. I dying to try it. I’m going to the market now to get the ingredients and make this dish today.
OMG absolutely delicious, well worth the time it takes to prepare. What a wonderful take on meatloaf. You go Big Daddy Aaron.
Best meatloaf ever, moist and unique. I’m an accomplished cook, but I’ve never made meatloaf. Who has 2.5 lbs of ground turkey? I did. I had a 3 lb box of turkey and made 2 stuffed burgers, so this was the perfect amount for me.
I wish I had grits, but I didn’t and needed to use things I had, so I put oatmeal soaked in enough milk to cover it, since many say it was too wet. I used spinach and finely chopped zucchini since I was low on spinach, you could use any leafy veggie or combination.
I love spicy food, but I used only 1 chopped green jalapeno – an extra spicy one — plenty. To use 1/2 cup of red jalapeno, the hottest kind, is a bit insane lol.
Not sure about the pan. The meatloaf seems meant to fill about half the pan width and its full length. Not sure why not make a bit less and just use a meatloaf pan. I covered it with mild chili sauce (Heinz rather than tomato sauce. My homemade organic veggie broth gave it the magic touch as well.
I’ve tried different turkey meatloaf recipes, this is the best I’ve ever tried!! My entire family loved it, this is one of my favorite meatloaf recipes, thank you Aaron!
Never ever tried turkey meatloaf, but I watched the show, and I had to. I have to say, this was soooooooooo gooooooooooood!!! Just like the last review, this is a total keeper!! In fact, I am making it for dinner today, thanks Aaron!!! :