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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp fresh parsley or 2 tsp dry
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning or sage
1 tsp dijon-style mustard
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp fresh basil or 1 ts dry
1 lb ground turkey, 454 grams
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 sauce
1 tbsp low-fat yogurt
2 tsp dijoy-style mustard
Directions
A lower-fat version of traditional meat loaf made with ground beef.
Could also be baked as patties with cooking time adjusted. (my note)
Combine egg, crumbs, seasonings. Add turkey and onion, mix well.
Press evenly into ungreased 8 x 5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 F for 35
minutes or until done.
Mix sauce ingredients and spread over top before serving. 5 servings.
1 serving 3 oz., 169 calories Protein 22 g, Fat 6 g, Carbohydrate 6 g,
Fiber .5 g, Cholesterol 112 mg, Sodium 146 mg, Potassium 268 mg. 2
1/2 lean meat exchange, 1 vegetable
Source: Univ. of Calif. San Diego Healthy Diet for Diabetes c. 1990
Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier Oct 93
Servings: 5
Diet Turkey Loaf Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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