My Favorite Pork Turkey Meatloaf

Directions

Ingredients :

1 pound ground turkey

1 pound ground pork

1 tablespoon cooking oil

1 carrot

minced

½ red bell pepper

minced

½ onion

minced

2 cloves garlic

minced

⅓ cup thawed frozen chopped spinach

½ cup bread crumbs

½ cup wheat germ (Optional)

2 eggs

room temperature

2 tablespoons ketchup

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon ketchup

Methods :

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Set the ground turkey and ground pork out at room temperature to warm slightly.

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the carrot, bell pepper, onion, garlic, and spinach in the heated oil until soft; set aside to cool.

Mix together the turkey, pork, bread crumbs, wheat germ, eggs, 2 tablespoons ketchup, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the vegetable mixture and continue to mix until evenly combined; shape into a loaf; lay on the prepared baking sheet.

Whisk together the honey and 1 tablespoon ketchup in a small bowl; spread over the meatloaf.

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 60 to 70 minutes; remove to a serving platter and allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing.