Turkey Meatloaf with a Chipotle Glaze

This Turkey Meatloaf Recipe combines ground turkey, Italian sausage and diced roasted veggies, then it’s topped with a chipotle glaze.

Turkey meatloaf has always been one of those dishes that I want to love, try so hard to love, but just never quite do actually fall in love.

It’s that platonic dependable friend that you know would be perfect as more because he’s likable, solid, a great listener. But that extra “oomph” is always missing, which is why you’ll never move past a good friendship into something more.

That is definitely me and turkey meatloaf.

I’ve made more meatloaf recipes than I care to recall. Beef, turkey, chicken.. I’ve tried them all. Most have been good, a few even great. But there’s just something always missing for me and I never return to the same meatloaf recipe twice.

Until this turkey meatloaf recipe.

I am finally, completely and unequivocally, madly in love. And all it took was ground turkey, Italian sausage, a few roasted veggies, and a spicy chipotle glaze to bring it all together.

The veggies in this turkey meatloaf recipe are there for both flavor and to add moisture. Zucchini, red bell pepper and carrot are my veggies of choice but you can use whatever your favorites are.

Corn, for example, would be delicious. The Italian sausage adds so much flavor and really helps to keep the meatloaf moist as well. I like to use turkey Italian sausage but regular will work just fine.

I like to make this turkey meatloaf recipe into little bites using a mini-muffin pan. I just heap them up into a big pile in each tin, they hold together quite well.

Regular muffin tins work well, too, or you can always go old school and use a large loaf pan and call it a day. It’s certainly easier, it just takes longer to bake (but that means your house will smell better, longer).

I usually serve smashed potatoes with this dish, but Baked Hasselback Potatoes, Baked Potato Wedges or Cheesy Chive & Bacon Mashed Potatoes are great, too. The chipotle glaze from this turkey meatloaf recipe is really good drizzled over the top of any of those dishes!

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Turkey Meatloaf with a Chipotle Glaze

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 7 minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 27 minutes

This Turkey Meatloaf Recipe combines ground turkey, Italian sausage and diced roasted veggies, then it’s topped with a chipotle glaze.

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Ingredients

• 1 zucchini, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves,diced
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 3 tbsp adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle peppers)
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 lb turkey Italian sausage (casings removed)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Place zucchini, bell pepper, carrot, onion and garlic on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over (just enough to coat), sprinkle with kosher salt and gently toss with your hands. Spread into one layer then roast in the hot oven for 7 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
3. Mix together ketchup and adobo sauce in a small dish and set aside.
4. Place the remaining ingredients into a large bowl. Add diced vegetables. Using your hands, mix thoroughly just until combined.
5. Place meat mixture into a large loaf pan or divide into muffin tins or mini-muffin tins. Brush top of meat with chipotle glaze.
6. Roast meatloaf until cooked thoroughly (approximately 15 minutes for mini-muffins, 25 minutes for regular-sized muffins and 45-60 minutes for large muffin loaf).
7. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

It's important to cut your veggies very small so they incorporate into the meat mixture.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 498Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 212mgSodium: 1359mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 2gSugar: 9gProtein: 42g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix.

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Kristy Bernardo

Kristy Bernardo is the recipe creator behind The Wicked Noodle. She's a five-time cookbook author, has taught cooking classes to both kids and adults, and has been creating recipes for nationwide brands since 2009. She learned most of her cooking skills from her mom and grandmother, then honed those skills at boot camp at the Culinary Institute of America.

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