Veggie Packed Turkey Meatloaf W/ Creole Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 medium carrot, shredded
• 1 small zucchini, shredded and squeezed dry
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 bell pepper, finely chopped (red or green)
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 medium eggs
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 2 cups water
• 1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste
• 30 ml sugar substitute (liquid) or 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients for the sauce into a sauce pan and bring the mixture to a boil.
• 2 reduce the heat to simmer, cover and cook for 2 hours.
• 3 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 4 spray a pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 5 crumble the ground meat into a large bowl; add the shredded carrots, zucchini, onion and pepper.
• 6 add the italian seasoning, sesame seeds, bread crumbs and worcestershire sauce. mix ingredients lightly with a fork until well blended.
• 7 form into loaf and cook uncovered for 60 minutes or until done.
• 8 at the end of the cooking time, check the sauce for thickness.if the sauce is thin, thicken it with 1/4 cup cornstarch dissolved in cup of water. serve immediately with creole sauce.