Description[]
Source: Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2004 - Cooking Light Magazine
This recipe is well suited for families who like home-cooked meals but don't always eat together. Store the meat loaves in the refrigerator up to 1 day. Cook them all at once or one at a time.
Ingredients[]
- 2 (1-ounce) slices firm white bread
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/3 cup bottled roasted red bell peppers
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1 1/2 teaspoons commercial pesto
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 pound ground turkey breast
- 3/4 pound ground round
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup pizza sauce
Directions[]
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Place bread slices in a food processor, and pulse 10 times or until fine crumbs measure 1 1/4 cups.
- Place breadcrumbs in a bowl; set aside.
- Heat a medium nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
- Add onion; sauté 4 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Place onion in food processor.
- Add bell peppers, and pulse 10 times or until bell peppers are chopped.
- Combine breadcrumbs, onion mixture, cheese, pesto, salt, turkey, beef, and egg.
- Divide beef mixture into 9 equal portions, shaping each into a 3 x 1-inch loaf.
- Place loaves on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 375° for 18 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons sauce over each loaf.
- Bake an additional 10 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°.
Yield: 9 servings (serving size: 1 meat loaf)