Best Meat Loaf And Mashed Potatoes Recipes

Tex-Mex Turkey Meat Loaf and Chipotle Mashed Potatoes image

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 medium onion
1 bell pepper (orange or red)
3/4 cup packed fresh cilantro sprigs
5 garlic cloves
4 slices firm white sandwich bread
1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons bottled chili sauce such as Heinz
1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
1 large egg
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Accompaniment:chipotle mashed potatoes

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Chop onion, bell pepper, and cilantro and mince garlic, transferring all to a large bowl. Into a blender tear 2 bread slices and grind into fine crumbs. Add crumbs to onion mixture. Make more bread crumbs in same manner with remaining 2 bread slices and add to onion mixture. Add ‚ cup chili sauce and all remaining ingredients and with your hands mix until just combined (do not overmix).
Transfer mixture to an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch glass loaf pan, pressing down on mixture to eliminate any air pockets (mixture will completely fill pan), and spread remaining 6 tablespoons chili sauce evenly over top. Line a shallow baking pan with foil and put loaf pan in baking pan (to catch any drippings). Bake meat loaf, uncovered, in middle of oven 1 1/2 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted 2 inches into middle of loaf registers 170°F. Transfer meat loaf in pan to a rack and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 20 minutes before slicing. Meat loaf may be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, before being chilled, covered. If desired, reheat meat loaf, covered, in a 350°F. oven about 20 minutes.
Cut meat loaf into 6 or 12 slices and serve with potatoes.

Meat Loaf and Mashed Potatoes image

Number Of Ingredients 29

Meat Loaf
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup finely chopped white onion
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup grated carrot
1 lb ground round or sirloin, or ground turkey (93 percent lean or leaner)
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1/2 cup uncooked old-fashioned oatmeal
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 large egg whites
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1/3 cup chicken broth
Vegetable-oil cooking spray
Topping
1 1/2 cups pasta sauce (such as Classico Fire-Roasted Tomato & Garlic Sauce), heated
6 basil leaves
Mashed Potatoes
4 large Idaho baking potatoes, unpeeled, scrubbed and cut into small pieces
1/2 cup skim milk
3 tbsp light sour cream
3 tbsp light (reduced-fat) butter (stick or tub)
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Steps:

For meat loaf:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Pour wine into a medium skillet and cook onion, pepper, and carrot over low to medium heat for 15 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly, using hands. Spoon in vegetables and liquid from skillet. Shape mixture into a loaf approximately 5" wide, 10" long, and 3" to 4" high. Coat a 9" x 13" baking pan (or bread-loaf pan) with cooking spray, then fill with mixture. Bake 1 hour; let stand for 5 minutes before slicing. Top each slice with 1/4 cup warmed pasta sauce and basil leaf.
Mashed Potatoes
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and simmer 15 minutes or until they yield to soft pressure. Drain, then transfer to a serving bowl. Using a potato masher or hand mixer, combine remaining ingredients. Serve warm with meat loaf.