Turkey Taco Meatloaf

Ever have one of those days where you eat everything in sight? Welp, today was one of those days for me. We finished getting the wallpaper down and though that was a good workout, it was not enough to account for me being ravenous all day. Whatever, it happens, I will get back on track tomorrow.

But I wanted to share this recipe from Lisa Lillien's cookboook "Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt Free Eating in the Real World", it is Turkey Taco Meatloaf (Please note that I actually used ground chicken because that's what I had in my freezer). This was really good, so good that Husband ate 3/4 of the pan, I had the other 1/4 but easily would have wrestled him for the rest of it.

1 lb extra lean ground turkey

2 slices fat free cheddar cheese ( I used reduced fat)

1/2 cup shredded fat free cheddar cheese (I used two more slices of reduced fat cheddar)

1/2 cup sweet corn kernels
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 packet of taco seasoning, dry

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Cook peppers and onions for 3 minutes over medium heat in a pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine the onions and peppers with turkey, corn and seasoning mix. Spread half of the mixture evenly into the bottom of a loaf pan (9x5) sprayed with non-stick spray.
Layer the two slices of cheese over mixture (try to keep away from the pan's edges). Evenly top with remaining turkey mixture.
Pour the salsa on top of the loaf. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
Top loaf with shredded cheese. Return loaf to the oven for another 15 minutes.

The recipe says it feeds six but that must be six tiny people! I think next time I would double the recipe and make two loaves.

I am in the process of looking up some good low fat Mexican soups to make next week. If you have any you would like to share, let me know. 

Back to work and school for everyone tomorrow. I hope you all had a nice long weekend.

Thanks for reading!

Cat