Around this time of year I start thinking about roast turkey dinners with all of the fixings; sometimes I want the flavours of that full meal without all of the work and this turkey stuffing meatloaf is a great option! This is a pretty simple meatloaf recipe where ground turkey is used for the meat, along with eggs as a binder and instead of breadcrumbs this recipe uses a dry stuffing mix! I like to add some of the aspects of a fresh homemade stuffing by cooking onions and celery in butter before adding plenty of fresh herbs including rosemary, sage, thyme and parsley. Once the onions and celery are cooked it’s as easy as mixing everything and baking! You can either bake this meatloaf in a loaf pan or you can shape it as desired on a baking pan. Feel free to serve this turkey stuffing meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce for an easy holiday themed meal!
Turkey Stuffing Meatloaf
All of the flavours of a roast turkey with stuffing dinner in a super easy meatloaf.
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 2 teaspoons rosemary, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary)
- 2 teaspoons sage, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried sage)
- 2 teaspoons thyme, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup dry stuffing mix (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 2 teaspoons parsley, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
- Melt the butter in a pan, over medium heat, add the onions and celery, and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the rosemary, sage, and thyme, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds, before turning off the heat and letting it cool for 5 minutes.
- Mix the onions and celery, ground turkey, egg, stuffing mix,parsley, salt and pepper and place in a loaf pan or shape it as desired on a baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until it reaches 165F, about 60 minutes.
Option: Add 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce.
Chicken Gravy
A quick and easy homemade gravy!
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter*
- 3 tablespoons flour (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 2 cups chicken broth (link) (or chicken stock (link), or beef broth)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce (optional) (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and let it simmer until it just starts to turn a light brown.
- Sprinkle in the flour, mix well, and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring.
- Add the broth, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, rosemary, and sage, mix well, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until it thickens, about 3-5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Option: Use bacon grease instead of butter!
Option: For a thicker gravy, add 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon flour.
Option: For a thinner gravy, remove 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon flour.
Option: Stir 1 tablespoon butter into the gravy after removing from heat!
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