Photo: BBQ Turkey Meatloaf Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Neelys' BBQ Seasoning, recipe follows
- 1 teaspoon crab boil seasoning, (recommended: Old Bay)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups Neelys BBQ Sauce, reserving 1/2 cup for the top, recipe follows
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped red onion
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 pounds lean ground turkey
- 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix BBQ seasoning, crab boil seasoning, soy sauce, beaten egg, 1 cup of the BBQ sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add olive oil. Add onion, bell pepper, salt and pepper and garlic. Saute until tender. Remove from heat and add to wet mix.
Pour mixture into bowl with the ground turkey. Add bread crumbs and mix all together with your hands.
Transfer the meat mixture to a cookie sheet or baking pan. Using your hands, shape the meat into an oblong or rectangular shape. *Cook's Note: Alternately, you can pat the meat into a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan and pour 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce on the top of the loaf.
Bake for 35 minutes. Remove and add the reserved 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce to the top and continue to bake for 20 more minutes.
Neelys BBQ Seasoning:
- 1 1/2 cups paprika
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 3/4 tablespoons onion powder
Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir until combined. Keep in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
Neelys BBQ Sauce
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 5 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Yield: 3 1/2 cups
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By Jonesattack
Athens, GA
on March 24, 2013
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The meatloaf is moist and flavorful, but good lord, the bbq sauce is cloyingly sweet. I could only taste ketchup and sugar. Full disclosure..where I come from ketchup based bbq sauce is kind of a joke, but I thought it would be perfect for meatloaf. I could only eat a slice though because it was so sweet. I can't imagine using the bbq sauce on actual bbq.
By KabobKats
Middletown, DE
on March 07, 2013
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We loved this meatloaf! It was moist and very flavorful. It is great that there are options for healthy choices. My family is happy tonight!
By aborinth
on February 20, 2013
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Very Tasty!!! The best meatloaf I've EVER had in all my 40 years of life, not exaggerating either!!! This was my first turkey meatloaf. My husband, KILLED it. Our children, KILLED it. Even our extremely finicky 2+ year old ATE every bit of it and had 2nds. So thank you Pat and Gina very much!
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