Mini Turkey Meat Loaves

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup egg substitute (egg beaters)
• 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 small red pepper, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (divided)
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated (kraft reduced fat preferred)
• 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
• 6 tablespoons spaghetti sauce
• 3 tablespoons quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb ground turkey breast (shady brook farms preferred) or 1 lb ground chicken breast (shady brook farms preferred)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f; coat 6 jumbo muffin cups with pam.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine the egg substitute, onion, red pepper, oats, italian seasoning, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, 1/2 cup of the spaghetti sauce, 2 tablespoon of the parmesan.
• 3 crumble raw ground turkey or chicken breast meat over the mixture and mix well; fill the 6 jumbo muffin tins with this mixture.
• 4 bake for 20 minutes and drain; top each loaf with 1 tablespoon of the spaghetti sauce, 2 teaspoons of the mozzarella and 1/2 teaspoon of the parmesan.
• 5 bake 5-10 minutes or until a meat thermometer, placed in the center of each "muffin" reads 165°f and cheese is melted.
• 6 let stand for 5 minutes before removing from the pan; serve the loaves with extra spaghetti sauce on the side.
• 7 note: excellent candidate for oamc; freeze after step 3; when ready, thaw 24 hours in advance in refrigerator; then continue from step 4.