Recipes for Ground Turkey that will satisfy the whole family!

A couple of great meals that I made for my family this week were: BBQ Meatloaf muffins and Swedish Meatballs. Today, I would like to share my recipes with you!

First: My BBQ Meatloaf muffins!!

This succulent meal was enjoyed by the whole family!! I served my meatloaf muffins with a side of mashed potatoes and green beans. The key to any dish, is to season it well with salt and pepper. These two sides are bland on their own, so even if you can't eat a lot of salt, you can use any herbs or spices to help you out in the flavor department. In either case, don't be shy!

To begin, the meatloaf:

Preheat oven to 450
1 lb Ground turkey
1 beaten egg
1 cup Italian seasoned Panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup your favorite BBQ sauce
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Onion Powder to taste
2 cups white button mushrooms chopped and sauteed
1 medium sweet onion chopped and sauteed
2 tbs butter or olive oil

*You'll want to mix the first 7 ingredients in a bowl
*Sautee the mushrooms and onion in a pan until softened with either butter or olive oil, season these as well with salt and pepper 
(You want to make sure that every layer of the recipe is flavorful)
*Pull the vegetables off the heat and allow them to cool 
*Once the veggies are cooled enough to handle, mix them into the meat
*Spray the cups in a muffin tin with any kind of non-stick spray
*Divide the meat mixture into each muffin cup
*Place the muffin tin into an already hot oven and let the meatloaf muffins bake for 20 minutes
*Top each muffin with a thin layer of more bbq sauce and your favorite cheese (optional)
*Place back in oven for another 5 minutes until the edges of each muffin are crispy, the sauce looks sticky, and the cheese has melted

You will want to serve them hot! ENJOY!!

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Second: My Swedish Meatballs!!

This meal will take you over the top with flavor - of course depending on how much you season the meat. I placed the meatballs on a serving of buttered egg noodles (seasoned with salt and pepper of course) and added a side of sweet carrots. The carrots were just cooked in butter and brown sugar. 

This recipe begins with:

1 lb ground turkey

1 beaten egg

Onion powder to taste

Parsley for color

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

2 tsp poultry seasoning

*You'll want to mix all of these ingredients up in a bowl.

*Then roll the meat mixture into as small or as large sized meatballs as you would like. I believe I was able to make 18 total.

*Take a sautee pan and heat 2 tbs of olive oil

*Once the oil is hot, place each meatball into the pan carefully so you don't burn yourself

*Brown each side of the meatballs and keep them in the pan until fully cooked 

*Remove the meatballs from the heat and start step two:

2 tbs butter

2 tbs flour

2 cups milk

2 chicken boullion cubes

*Melt the butter in the pan the meatballs were cooked in

*Mix in the flour until well incorporated

*Then slowly pour in the milk while whisking

*Allow the sauce to come to a simmer and then add the bouillon cubes

*Let the sauce cook down some while whisking then add more salt and pepper to taste

*Place the meatballs back in the sauce, coat them and allow them to heat up again

*Turn heat off and serve over hot noodles

I could not get enough!! 

For more details to the recipes, give me a shout in the comments!!