#GROUND CHICKEN RECIPES HOW TO#
#GROUND CHICKEN RECIPES PLUS#

What’s your favourite way to enjoy leftover meatloaf? Other than that, leftover meatloaf can be crumbled up and used in your favourite pasta sauce to serve with pasta, in tacos, nachos, wraps, sliders, for breakfast with a fried egg, toast and hash browns, or simply reheat and enjoy as is. Probably my favourite way to use it is to enjoy a leftover meatloaf sandwich. However, if you find yourself with leftovers, there are lots of ways to use it! This ground chicken meatloaf recipe yields approximately eight slices (which is great for a crowd). Then, using the overhanging parchment paper as handles, gently remove the meatloaf from the pan. Removing the Meatloaf From the Panīefore removing the cooked meatloaf from the loaf pan, I like to gently run a rubber spatula along the top edge of the meatloaf, just to ensure nothing is sticking (especially the sauce). Tip: After greasing your loaf pan, line it with parchment paper (just some hanging over the two longest sides), then grease again. An instant-read meat thermometer is your best friend here. When cooking ground chicken meatloaf, it should reach a minimum internal cooking temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

If your pan is smaller, for example, your cook time may vary. I used a loaf pan that was about 9-inch x 5-inch. Plus, the addition of finely minced onion and grated zucchini and carrots really adds flavour and moisture.Įven when reheating leftovers, this ground chicken meatloaf was still juicy! Type of Pan To Use To keep the meatloaf moist, there are wet ingredients, such as barbecue sauce, eggs and milk-soaked bread crumbs. However, this meatloaf is really moist! No joke, there was juices coming out of it after I removed the cooked meatloaf from the pan. Ground chicken is leaner than, say, ground beef.

#GROUND CHICKEN RECIPES PLUS#

I enjoy it a little saucy, plus you don’t want the sauce to burn. The meatloaf sauce is not added until the last 10 to 15 minutes of cook time. And, as a bonus, it adds a little shine to the sauce. Talk about yummy! The apricot jam adds a little sweetness, which compliments all of the nice savoury components. To mix things up, especially since this is a ground chicken meatloaf recipe, this meatloaf was topped with barbecue sauce mixed with apricot jam. Meatloaf is typically topped with ketchup (with some added ingredients). (I’ve made this recipe with whole wheat bread crumbs, white bread crumbs and flavoured bread crumbs.) Meatloaf Sauce If you just have a regular bread, though, no worries! This ground chicken meatloaf is still packed with deliciousness. I love to use my food processor to blitz up some into bread crumbs (and, if you’re like me, you probably have a bunch of odds and ends of bread on hand). For instance, a rosemary flavoured bread. Tip: Add a little extra flavour by using a herb bread. I also recommend letting your chicken meatloaf cool for about 5 minutes after it’s cooked to allow things to settle. What Ingredients Keep Meatloaf From Falling Apart?īinders, such as bread crumbs and eggs, help to keep everything together. Then allow the meatloaf to cool for another 5 minutes before slicing.

Once cooked, carefully remove the meatloaf from the oven and allow to cool for a tad before removing from the pan.

Place back into the oven to finish cooking.

Partway through cooking time, brush the top of the meatloaf with a barbecue sauce mixture (made with barbecue sauce and apricot jam).

Place the meatloaf mixture into a prepared loaf pan and bake.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken meatloaf ingredients (except the meatloaf sauce) and mix until combined.

#GROUND CHICKEN RECIPES HOW TO#

Here is an overview of how to make ground chicken meatloaf (refer to the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions): Know what I mean? How To Make Ground Chicken Meatloaf There’s something special and nostalgic about childhood recipes that not only fills your belly and pleases your tastes, but also tunes into memories and happy times. Meatloaf may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it doesn’t have to be exciting or exotic to make those taste buds happy! These days, though, we enjoy a lot more ground chicken and ground turkey (and it’s more readily available in the grocery store), so today’s meatloaf recipe is made with ground chicken, and is it ever delicious! Granted, it was typically made with ground beef (which is also really tasty). Growing up, we regularly enjoyed meatloaf. Homemade meatloaf is easy to prepare and makes for such a satisfying supper any day of the week! A comfort food classic with a twist, this ground chicken meatloaf recipe is tender, juicy and loaded with veggies and tons of flavour.

Ground chicken recipes