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Quinoa Turkey Meat Loaf Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Darbar / All my dishes 6 months, 1 week ago Turkey meatloaf is already healthier than using ground beef. But turkey meatloaf is incredibly healthy when it's mixed with Quinoa, which adds even more protein. Quinoa makes all the protein more easily processed by the body. *This recipe adapted from one found at Quinoarecipes.com.... More Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:8	Darbar
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Ingredients

2 lbs. ground turkey

2 large organic eggs

2 tbsp. Chipotle Tabasco sauce (or your favorite), or more to taste

2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp. Adobo seasoning

1 yellow onion, diced

1/2 red bell pepper, diced

1 tbsp. wheat germ (optional)

1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley

2 tbsp. olive oil

2/3 cup Quinoa (I use Ancient Harvest because it's pre-washed)

1-1/3 cups water (or chicken broth)

Directions

Put the Quinoa and water or broth in a saucepan. Bring to boil and cook for about ten minutes. You know it's cooked when the spiral tail appears. It's that little tail that stays crunchy giving quinoa turkey meat loaf a unique and fantastic texture.

Put the ground turkey and all other ingredients except the quinoa into a large bowl. Mix thoroughly.

Place the Quinoa in the bowl and mix it in. Be sure the Quinoa has cooled off.

Place mixture in appropriate size baking dish. Sprinkle some parsley over the top to add some color.

It's difficult to say precisely how long to bake your meat loaf since it depends on the dish you're using, your ovens characteristics, etc. I bake it, covered, for 1 hour and then check to see if it's done. If it's a shallow baking dish you might want to start to check it sooner. You want it to be done but don't overcook it. Youwant it to be moist.

Remove from oven and let stand for about twenty minutes. I serve mine with the bottle of Chipotle Tabasco sauce on the table for an additional kick if desired.

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