Mini-Meatloaf Meal Prep

Welcome to our last week of Meal-Prep Menus! We made it through the first month of the new year, with delicious, easy to make recipes for every taste. Hopefully you've tried out the meals on the blog and that you have a new favorite make-ahead lunch. This week, we have protein-filled, satisfying mini-turkey meatloaves. Make them on Sunday night, and chow down all the workweek long. 

These mini-turkey meatloaves are low fat, super high protein, with added vegetables for extra nutrition. The ingredients are few, the directions are easy to follow. This dish is perfect for lunch or make them all and serve for dinner for the family. I mean, nothing says home-cooking like meatloaf, right?

Spinach + Mozzarella Turkey Mini Meatloaf

Gather:

2 lbs Ground Turkey. Turkey breast is preferred, because of the lower fat content.

4 cups fresh baby spinach

Fresh basil (handful)

1 sweet onion

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1/3 cup tomato paste

1/2 cup  shredded mozzarella

Italian Seasoning to taste

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp olive oil

Favorite Pasta Sauce (homemade or store bought, no judgements here!)

Method:

• Sauté minced sweet onions in pan with olive oil, just until translucent-not browned. Remove from heat
• Chop spinach and basil very finely
• With your hands, mix onions with ground turkey, basil + spinach, tomato paste, bread crumbs and cheese. 
• Add salt and pepper, Italian Seasoning to mix and combine well.
• Free form the turkey mixture into loaves about 3 inches wide by 5 inches long. 
• Place in a glass baking dish and cover them with your favorite pasta/tomato sauce
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes at 350F.

If using for meal-prep, after baking place each loaf into a container with veggies of choice. 

See, eating healthy is easy. And tastes pretty darn awesome. 

See you back here next week with a healthy weekend breakfast recipe!