Confession: I just finished cleaning up the dishes from my Christmas baking marathon this morning.
Awful, right? It’s been the very definition of a lazy week here. I really wouldn’t mind if I didn’t see another dirty dish for a few days (or weeks…) π Due to said sinkful of dishes, I’ve been less than motivated to cook dinner this week. We had leftovers one night and might have ordered take-out on a few other occasions. The thing is, we actually have food in the house, and it makes me feel really guilty when we spend money to order in when there are a ton of options available to us here. So, last night I put a stop to the madness and revisited this meatloaf recipe that I’d made earlier in the month.
Meatloaf can be pretty divisive, people either seem to love it or hate it, and as you’ve probably guessed, we are big fans. It’s such an easy meal and to me, is pure comfort food, especially when served with a big helping of mashed potatoes on the side. I always make ours with ground turkey but you could definitely substitute ground beef if that’s what you prefer. I used a slightly spicy barbecue sauce for this recipe, and we enjoyed the sweet/spicy flavor combo we had going on. The recipe only dirtied one bowl and since I always line my baking sheet with foil, clean-up was an absolute breeze. Combined with the deliciousness factor, this one is a total win all-around!
Honey Barbecue Turkey Meatloaf
adapted slightly from Fake Ginger (originally from Can You Stay for Dinner?)
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce, divided
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
3/4 cup barbecue sauce, divided
2 tablespoons honey, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 lb ground turkey
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
Add the panko breadcrumbs, 2 tablespoons of the worcestershire sauce, the mustard, 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce, 1 tablespoon of honey, the salt and pepper to a large bowl. Stir to combine. Add the ground turkey and use your hands to gently mix until just combined – do not overmix.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking sheet. Shape into a rounded loaf. Whisk the remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, 1 tablespoon honey and 2 teaspoons of worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Pour about half of the mixture over the surface of the meatloaf and spread to coat; reserve the remainder for serving.
Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the center registers 170 F. Let rest for 5-10 minutes, then slice and serve with reserved honey barbecue sauce.
OMW I would have a heart attack if I left dishes at all, ever, ever, ever. See, compulsive is just worst as I would love to just walk away and let them sit sometimes…it would be more stressful to do that so I just never do. Your friendship balances out the sanity in life for me…lol! This meatloaf looks so good, guys here love meatloaf, I will mark this one to try soon.
Mmm! I need to try this with turkey!
I came back two times just to look at that gorgeous picture of meatloaf.
Great picture of that meatloaf. Just finished eating only two hours ago, but that picture made me hungry. I love making meatloaf so that I have an excuse to make mashed potatoes. What brand of BBQ sauce did you use??
@Melanie – We used Stubb’s Spicy sauce. I think it’s the first time I’ve bought that brand, but we liked it.
It’s meatloaf weather! Sounds like a great dinner; I need to get back in the swing and start cooking now that the holiday leftovers are gone.
It’s the holidays; I think we all deserve to be cut some slack. This meatloaf looks delicious. I imagine it would taste so good as a meatball sub…
5 years after 20+ years as a vegetarian, I still have trouble figuring out what to do with meat, but this has me reaching for the ground turkey in the freezer.
I didn’t clean up the rest of my Christmas baking dishes until the day after! Between that and the love/hate relationship with entertaining and our procrastination tendencies we just might be the same person. π I’m so glad to know I’m not the only who suffers from these tendencies.
Over the past year, my Hubby has slowly brought me over to the dark side of ground turkey. In the past I’ve always preferred ground chicken to turkey. But I just made my first turkey version of chili tonight, so this looks like something that might be in my new repertoire. π
So simple and so perfect! Yammy! Thanks for sharing!
This looks great! It’s so easy to want to order take-out some nights, but I try (it doesn’t always work) to remember that there are plenty of healthy and quick dinners I can make myself.
I am in the meatloaf loving camp… And this recipe looks fabulous! Adding this to the menu soon. π
I just made this on a whim (found the recipe yesterday, made it today) thinking turkey = healthy = awesome. and it’s even better than that! I used honey BBQ, so mine is really sweet, but so. so. good π
This one has me salivating! BF hates meatloaf – he may just have to deal. π
I’m making this for dinner tonight. I’m so excited to try it!
I made this and it was soooo good! And now I’m going to make the sauce and make meatballs. I could at this all week!
This is now the only meatloaf recipe I will use. I have made this for almost a year now since first seeing it on Pinterest and here I am making it for dinner tonight. My entire family loves this meatloaf, even my meatloaf hating husband. Yep – it even won him over!
I am making this tonight for supper! Thank you so much!
xoxoMB