Tangy Apple Chicken Loaf

This sweet and savory chicken loaf recipe is flavored with apples, carrots, and applesauce and then painted with a tangy mustard-honey-applesauce glaze.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 207 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 teaspoon ground sage
• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• salt as needed
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1.5 pounds ground chicken
• 2/3 cup applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add celery, onion, and ½ teaspoon salt; cook and stir until onion soft and brown, about 12 minutes. Stir in carrot; cook 5 minutes. Stir in apple; remove from heat.

Step 3

Combine ground chicken, ⅓ cup applesauce, bread crumbs, egg, milk, poultry seasoning, sage, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and black pepper in a bowl; mix in carrot-apple mixture until well combined. Form mixture into a loaf; place in center of a 9x12-inch baking dish.

Step 4

Combine remaining ⅓ cup applesauce, Dijon mustard, and honey in a bowl; spread over top and sides of meatloaf.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C); continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 30 minutes more. Rest meatloaf before serving, 5 minutes.