Best Thanksgiving Recipes that Are Easy And Quick

Part Three of The Best Thanksgiving Recipes That Are Easy and Quick!

We started this four-part series by delving into the history of Thanksgiving. It’s now a few days away from Thanksgiving. This year Thanksgiving 2024 is November 28th, a Thursday. There will be Thanksgiving movies especially Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, parades, and get-togethers with abundant food. If you are having a Friendsgiving this year or a small feast this year, try out this recipe. Look out for more recipes after Thanksgiving for leftover turkey here too!

SERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 5 min COOK TIME: 55 TOTAL TIME: 60 mins

Equipment for Turkey Meatloaf:

• Small Skillet
• Loaf baking pan
• Chopping board or block
• Knife
• Bowls
• Spoons

Ingredients For Turkey Meatloaf:

• 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp ketchup, I use organic
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 small onion, minced
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1.3 lb ground turkey, 99% or 93% (I prefer 93)
• 1/2 cup seasoned whole wheat or gluten-free breadcrumbs, I like 4C
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp marjoram
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

1. Put all ingredients and equipment into a clean working space. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In the skillet, heat the olive oil with the onions until they are translucent. After 3-5 minutes, remove from heat.
3. In a small bowl mix Worcestershire sauce and 2 TBsp ketchup.
4. In a new bowl combine the rest of the ingredients on the list with the cooked onions from step 2. The small bowl with its components should not be touched.
5. Place the mixture into a loaf pan, shaping it into a loaf, and spoon the Worcestershire sauce-ketchup sauce in the smaller bowl onto the top of the loaf.
6. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the pie crust is golden brown.
7. Cool for 5 minutes before serving. Plate and bon appetit!

Recommendations:

• Try making this recipe with mashed potatoes and onion gravy and Brussels sprouts with farm-raised bacon!
• Book recommendation about eating unprocessed in 2024! They say the gut is the key to all illnesses. Hippocrates popularized, “Let thy medicine be thy food.”
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Reference:

Adapted gluten-free recipe from this site.