I saw this recipe and thought it sounded great.  Instead of a whole meatloaf, I made individual meatloaves as my favorite part of a meatloaf is the outer crust.  I also increased the meat to 20 oz instead of 1 lb as my ground turkey comes in a 20 oz container and I was lazy.  I left the other ingredients in the same amount.

I left out the onion as I hate onion and I added corn for some bulk.  Next time I think I would add some garlic powder.  These were great but could have used a little more “spice”.  I think they would also be good with some shredded zucchini mixed in.

Mexican Meatloaf Patties

20 oz lean ground turkey
2 large egg whites
2 oz cornbread stuffing dry mix
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
4 oz canned green chili peppers, diced
2/3 cup corn
8 oz canned enchilada sauce

Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix turkey, egg whites, stuffing mix, spices, chilies, corn and half of enchilada sauce together. Divide mixture into 6 portions. Shape each portion into an oval with your hands and place on prepared broiler pan. Bake for 40minutes, then top each patty with remaining enchilada sauce and bake for 5 minutes more.

Nutritional Info:
Calories: 192
Fat: 13.4 g
Carbs: 5.6 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 12.6 g

Weight Watcher points: 5

I got this recipe from a Quick Cooking magazine.  it actually called for it to be microwaved.  The thought of microwaved meat turns my stomach for some reason so I adapted this to the stove top.  The recipe was a little too sweet for me but it has possibilities so next time I would cut back on the ketchup.

Speedy Salisbury Steak

1 egg, beaten
½ cup soft bread crumbs
2 tsps Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp garlic powder
1 lb ground turkey

Gravy:
2 Tbs all-purpose flour
1 can beef broth
¼ cup ketchup
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp basil

In a bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients.  Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.  Cook in a skillet over medium heat flipping half way to cook the other side.  You will probably need 7-8 minutes per side.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine flour and broth until smooth.  Stir in ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and basil.

Pour gravy over patties.  Turn burner to low and simmer the gravy for about 5-10 minutes.
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Nutritional Info
Calories: 239
Fat: 9.3 g
Carbs: 11.1 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 27.7 g

Weight Watcher points:5.5

I first hear of quinoa on You Are What You Eat, a British diet show. Even though I found Gillian McKeith a little extreme, I found the whole show fascinating.  It was like watching a train wreck - you couldn’t look away.  So I bought a bag.  And then never used it.  Then I ran across the Weight Watchers recipe Quinoa Mexi 6-Layer Casserole on Recipezaar. And I thought I would give it a try.  I liked it.  I think I would like it more if the quinoa was mixed into the rest of the ingredients and not layered.  The quinoa didn’t have much of a taste - a little nutty from the dry roasting.  And the texture reminded me of couscous.  I would like to try it in a breakfast cereal recipe.

Quinoa Mexi-Casserole

8 servings

1 cup quinoa
1 lb extra lean ground beef
2 garlic cloves
2 tsp cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons oregano
1 tsp salt
1 can corn, drained
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
1 15 oz can tomato sauce
1 cup salsa
4 oz low fat mozzarella cheese

Prepare Quinoa: Rinse in a sieve under running water. Dry roast the quinoa; heat a skillet over medium high heat and add the quinoa - leave the skillet dry - no oil or spray,  for approximately 7 minutes until a crackling sound is heard. Boil 1 1/2 cups of water in a small pot, add the dry roasted quinoa. Turn down the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.  While quinoa is simmering, brown the ground turkey and the garlic. Add the spices and simmer5 minutes.  Mix in the corn, beans tomatoes and salsa.  Spread quinoa in a large baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Spread the turkey mixture over the quinoa.
Bake at 450°F for 20 minutes.  Add the cheese and bake another 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 472
Fat: 5 g
Carbs: 73.3 g
Fiber: 15.4 g
Protein: 37.6 g

9 Weight Watcher points