Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: Smokin Don on October 28, 2013, 02:44:44 AM
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Oct 27 2013
Trying to cook a little healthier for my wife I decided to have a turkey meatloaf tonight. I found a good recipe using sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese by Giada De Laurentiis at food network. I had some of my oven dried tomatoes I could use instead of buying sun dried.
I had some southern style white gravy left I could use to make some scalloped potatoes and a few carrots for a veggie side.
We had a late lunch today so planned on supper at 6:30. I had thawed out a ground chuck patty to add to the pound of ground turkey. I mixed up the meatloaf early and in the fridge.
I heated up my Traeger at 5:00 to 325 deg., 350 grill level. I sliced up about 6 potatoes and coated with some of the gravy; half went into a casserole and then some white cheddar, a little more gravy then the other half of potatoes topped with the rest of the gravy and some panko bread crumbs. I cleaned the carrots and sliced into sticks.
I nuked the potatoes, covered for 5 minutes and then got them and the meatloaf on at 5:30. I left the potatoes covered for 35 minutes then uncovered. About 6:20 the meatloaf was coming up to temp so went in and sautéed the carrots in some butter with a little ground cumin and coriander. At the last minute I added a little maple syrup to glaze the carrots.
At 6:30 the meatloaf was at 165 deg. IT so I brought it and the potatoes in. The grandson popped in from playing and decided to stay and eat so I set another plate for him. In all the hustle serving the cook kind of got the carrots overdone, scorched, well I burnt the darn things!
All tasted pretty good; we all liked the meatloaf. The grandson has it made if he happens to like what I am having he stays; but if he doesn’t he goes home to eat!
Link to meatloaf recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/turkey-meatloaf-with-feta-and-sun-dried-tomatoes-recipe/index.html
Ingredients
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Ready to mix
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1st layer w/cheese
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Topped w/panko
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Ready to smoke
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All done
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My plate
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Peach cream cheese pie for dessert
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Smokin Don
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Nice looking plate.
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Great looking cooking Don!
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Looks like a fantastic meal.
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Don I bet those carrots were still good! ;)
My wife has a turkey meatloaf recipe that is similar to what you made. Turns out very moist in the pellet grill.
Your's looks great and so do the potatoes!
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Very nice looking meal Don! I'd love a plate of that comfort food. :P
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Bet that plate was tasty and being healthy is just the icing on the cake......
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I really like the ingredients you used. We love Feta cheese. I will give this one a try. Thanks for posting, Don.
ART
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I really like the ingredients you used. We love Feta cheese. I will give this one a try. Thanks for posting, Don.
ART
X2 - feta and the sun dried tomatoes sound like a perfect marriage between salt and sweet.
Looks fantastic, Don
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looks great. Love the carrots.
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That is one nice looking meal, Don. Sounds and looks excellent. I really like the white speckly gravy scalloped potatoes - great idea.
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SD, that looks delicious.