The topping was my mother's. I *believe* she got it from her mother. The recipe is mine though.

Note: Measurements are approximate. I rarely measure anything when cooking.
Also, ground turkey is very bland. Depending on taste you may need to "over do" the spices.


2lbs ground turkey
1 box stuffing mix
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1/4 c. minced onion, dried
1 TBSP. beef bullion
1 egg, beaten


Topping:
1/3 c. ketchup
1/3-1/2 c. brown sugar, packed

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a glass 9x13 pan with non-stick spray.
Empty stuffing mix into large bowl. If stuffing seasoning is in a separate packet, include that as well.
Add milk, garlic powder, onion powder, dried onion, beef bullion and beaten egg. Stir well and let sit for at least 5 minutes or until all the milk is absorbed. Bread cubes should still be a little hard.
Meanwhile mix catsup and brown sugar well. Put aside.
Mix in ground turkey and mix WELL. Mixture should clump together but not be dry.
Place mixture in pan and form into a loaf. Spread topping mix over entire loaf to include sides.
Bake at least 1 hour.
At the end of the hour, cut the loaf in half and make sure it is done. Depending on the shape of your loaf, you may need to bake it for 10-15 more minutes.
Once loaf is done, place it on serving dish and let it sit for at least 5 minutes before cutting.

 

i'd totally love your meatloaf minus the ketchup

lol When I am out of catsup I have used BBQ sauce and spaghetti sauce. You can use whatever floats your boat.

 

bbq sauce works

This meatloaf is great cold as well. Once in a while I have left overs and the sandwiches the next day are out of this world.

 

Hmmmmm. That sounds yummy. I'm going to try this soon. Thank you T. and Cat. <if Cat didn't brag, we'd never know about it>

You have leftovers?!


Not this time....




BTW--does it matter if you use a glass or metal pan?

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Glass and metal pans cook slightly differently. The sugar in the topping tends to burn with a metal pan. I find the meatloaf cooks more evenly with a glass pan.

 

My mother and I started using that meat loaf topping at about the same time. The addition of a pinch of nutmeg makes it even better.
I'm going to use Theresa's meat loaf recipe this week. I'll probably add a bit of toasted sesame oil and some mesquite barbecue sauce to the meat mixture. Those seem to satisfy the meat flavor craving which I sometimes have since I stopped eating beef.
A few years ago I read a book titled,"Deadly Feasts", written by Richard Rhodes. It's the true story of the discovery of the organism which causes mad cow disease. After reading that, I decided I wasn't hungry enough to eat beef any more. If they ever enact laws which test every slaughtered animal for mad cow, I'll gladly eat beef again. Beef also needs to be labeled with country of origin.
On that happy note, I wish everyone the best for the New Year!