Monday, December 6, 2010

Dinner's on the Table 12.6.10

Frozen veggies cooked with olive oil, garlic, and lemon
 pepper makes for a quick veggie dish.

Potatos with mushrooms and verts, seasoned with spicy pesto.

Dinner is served.

Kerry's Sweet Potato-Turkey Meatloaf

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
1 pound ground turkey breast
1 large egg
1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
1 cup fresh spinach, stems remove
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup spicy barbecue sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 slices whole-wheat bread
1 teaspoon salt & pepper
Directions

1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish.

2.Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the sweet potato, and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain the sweet potatoes, and mash until semi smooth. Pulse bread in food processor to get smaller 1/4" size bread crumbs.

3.Mix the ground turkey together with the egg, sweet onion, garlic, spinach, barbecue sauce, Dijon mustard, and whole wheat bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the sweet potatoes, and stir until evenly combined. If the mixture seems too wet, add more bread crumbs. Use your hands to form the turkey mixture into a loaf shape and place in the prepared baking dish.

4. Glaze Loaf with bbq sauce,save remainder of BBQ sauce for serving.

5.Bake in the preheated oven 1 hour. Slice the loaf to serve.

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