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Mini Feta Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins are stuffed with feta cheese, sun dried tomatoes and shredded zucchini. Topped with a perfect glaze that doubles as extra dipping sauce, this mini stuffed turkey meatloaf recipe is a perfect kid friendly dinner that is ready in half the time of a traditional recipe.

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Ground Turkey

Key Ingredient

Meatloaf – zucchini – ground turkey – breadcrumbs – diced red onion – milk – sun dried tomatoes packed in oil – oregano – garlic powder – salt – black pepper – crumbled feta cheese Glaze – tomato puree – packed brown sugar – apricot preserves – Worcestershire sauce – ground mustard

Ingredients

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Feta Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf Muffins

Yield

6 Servings

Prep Time

10 Minutes

Total Time

45 Minutes

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.

PREHEAT

2. Spray a muffin pan with non stick cooking spray and set aside.

PREP THE PAN

3. Grate a zucchini on a large hole grater. Collect the shredded zucchini into a pile and squeeze out as much excess liquid as you can, either with paper towels or a cheese cloth.

GRATE THE ZUCCHINI

4. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground turkey, breadcrumbs, onions, shredded zucchini, sun dried tomatoes, spices, egg and milk together (everything for the meatloaf muffins except the feta cheese!). Mix together but do not overmix.

COMBINE

5. Fill each muffin cup half way with the meatloaf mixture.

MAKE THE MEATLOAF MUFFINS

6. Add 1 tablespoon of feta cheese to each muffin well.

ADD THE FETA

7. Top the feta with the remaining meatloaf mixture. Fill each muffin well all the way, as much as you can!

TOP

8. In a small bowl, whisk together the galze - the tomato puree, brown sugar, apricot preserves and mustard.

MAKE THE GLAZE

9. Equally separate the glaze into two bowls. Save one bowl for a dpping sauce afterward.

DIVIDE

10. Take the remaining glaze and evenly spread over each muffin well.

SPREAD

11. Bake for 30 minutes.

BAKE

12. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to cool before removing from the muffin pan and serving.

REST

13. Serve with the remaining glaze as a dipping sauce.

SERVE

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Enjoy!

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