Kid Friendly: Turkey Meatloaf Squares

We frequently eat ground turkey at our house.  Meatloaf, on the other hand,  is a rarity in these parts. I usually don't like eating big blocks of meat, but I've found one meatloaf recipe I really do like.  Today, I decided to put my meatloaf into single serving portion squares.  There are 3 good reasons to do this:


1. Kids think it's fun.
2. You can put ketchup on some squares and BBQ sauce on others. (I'm a BBQ sauce woman myself.)
3. They cook WAY faster.  Most meatloaf recipes take like an hour to make...This only took 20 minutes. 


Those are some pretty good reasons, aren't they?  I think meatloaf tastes good with salad, but I made some sweet potato fries today that weren't too bad either.  Meatloaf sure isn't very pretty, but this recipe is really filling and good.  Instead of grading cheese, I put squares of cheese in it.  If you're lucky, you'll find a bite of melted goodness.  Here's the meatloaf recipe:


Turkey Meatloaf Squares
Adapted from Allrecipes.com

• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 small onion, chopped and sauted
• 3/4 colby jack cheese
  
• BBQ and/or ketchup

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a bowl, mix the turkey, milk, bread crumbs, onions and eggs by hand. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the cheese cubes into the mixture. Transfer to squares pan and top each square with ketchup or BBQ sauce.
3. Bake 20-25 miutes in the preheated oven, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C).