My Favorite Pork Turkey Meatloaf

This soft-textured meatloaf is speckled with vegetables. My kids and I love the flavor of this dish. There's always enough for sandwiches the next day and crumbled into spaghetti sauce the day after that.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 310 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 carrot, minced
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• ½ onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• ½ red bell pepper, minced
• ⅓ cup thawed frozen chopped spinach
• ½ cup wheat germ (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Step 2

Set the ground turkey and ground pork out at room temperature to warm slightly.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the carrot, bell pepper, onion, garlic, and spinach in the heated oil until soft; set aside to cool.

Step 4

Mix together the turkey, pork, bread crumbs, wheat germ, eggs, 2 tablespoons ketchup, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the vegetable mixture and continue to mix until evenly combined; shape into a loaf; lay on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 5

Whisk together the honey and 1 tablespoon ketchup in a small bowl; spread over the meatloaf.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 60 to 70 minutes; remove to a serving platter and allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing.