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| Skinny Poultry Meatloaf with easy-peasy Tomato Sauce and Scalloped Potatoes, French Style |
1st posted 24 March 2015
This recipe, inspired by Ina Garten, uses minced poultry (but you can substitute minced beef). Turkey thigh, with the lowest protein/fat ratio (lamb is the highest), is ideal but chicken thighs are a good second best. Minced chicken breast is not recommended; it can dry out.
Poultry is gentler in flavour than beef; the texture here is very light, moist, soft and meaty. You don't taste the mustard, onion, garlic & Worcestershire but it gives an incredible boost to the flavour. It's meatloaf, Jim, but not as we know it!
The addition of oatmeal, not breadcrumbs, adds fibre and makes the loaf even better for you.
The addition of oatmeal, not breadcrumbs, adds fibre and makes the loaf even better for you.
Whole boiled eggs in the centre 'a la Nigella' provide pretty slices and also makes the loaf go further.
Cost: £4.00'ish (1/24)
Serves: 4-6
Ingred:
500gt/17.6oz minced turkey or chicken thigh or up to 20%fat beef mince
1 mug diced yellow onion
Cost: £4.00'ish (1/24)
Serves: 4-6
Ingred:
500gt/17.6oz minced turkey or chicken thigh or up to 20%fat beef mince
1 mug diced yellow onion
2 garlic cloves, grated
2-3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tbsp tomato puree (low-salt if you have salt issues)
2-3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tbsp tomato puree (low-salt if you have salt issues)
2 med handfuls oatmeal
1 large raw egg
3 tbsp water or stock
1/2 to 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper
1 large raw egg
3 tbsp water or stock
1/2 to 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper
3 small soft-boiled eggs, cool (opt)
1/4-1/2 cup tomato ketchup,mixed with (optional) 1tsp sugar, Worcester sauce and a couple of dashes of hot sauce OR LOW-SUGAR HOMEMADE KETCHUP
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