Turkey Meatloaf

Method7 steps · about 1 hr 10 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Heat the oven to 180°C,160°C fan,gas 4. Heat all the olive oil (1 tbsp) in a large frying pan and cook the finely chopped large onion (1 large) for eight to ten minutes until softened.

   Soften meatloaf onion in measured oil · 10 minUses 1 tbsp olive oil · 1 large onion, finely chopped

2. 2

   Step 2: Add the crushed garlic clove (1), both tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (2 tbsp) and the two teaspoons meatloaf tomato purée to the softened onion. Stir to combine, then remove from the heat and let the prepared onion mixture cool before adding it to the raw turkey and egg.

   Uses All the softened onion mixture · 1 garlic clove, crushed · 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce · 2 tsp tomato purée for meatloaf onion mixture

3. 3

   Step 3: Put all the raw turkey mince (500 g), beaten large egg (1 large), fresh white breadcrumbs (85 g) and cooled onion mixture in a large bowl. Season with loaf salt and pepper to taste and mix thoroughly. Shape the complete mixture into one rectangular loaf in a large roasting tin.

   Uses 500 g raw turkey mince · 1 large egg, beaten · 85 g fresh white breadcrumbs · All the cooled onion mixture · Salt for turkey loaf, to taste · Black pepper for turkey loaf, to taste

4. 4

   Step 4: Spread the two tablespoons glaze barbecue sauce over the shaped loaf. Bake in the preheated oven for thirty minutes.

   Initial bake for glazed turkey loaf · 30 minUses The shaped meatloaf · 2 tbsp barbecue sauce for meatloaf glaze

5. 5

   Step 5: While the loaf bakes, drain only one of the two 400 g cans of cooked cannellini beans. Put those drained beans and all the contents of the other can, including its liquid, into a bowl. Add the separate four tablespoons barbecue sauce and one tablespoon tomato purée for the beans.

   Uses 2×400 g cans cooked cannellini beans; drain only one can · 4 tbsp barbecue sauce for beans · 1 tbsp tomato purée for beans

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   Step 6: Season the prepared bean mixture with the separate bean salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and hold it ready until the loaf has completed its initial thirty-minute bake.

   Uses All the bean side mixture · Salt for beans, to taste · Black pepper for beans, to taste

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   Step 7: After the meatloaf has baked for thirty minutes, scatter all the prepared bean mixture around it in the same tin. Bake for another fifteen minutes, continuing until the centre of the turkey loaf reaches 74°C and the beans are piping hot. Scatter over one to two tablespoons washed chopped parsley and serve the meatloaf sliced with its beans.

   Finish turkey meatloaf and bean bake to 74 C · 15 minUses The partly baked meatloaf in its tin · All the prepared beans and sauce · 1–2 tbsp roughly chopped parsley