Turkey Meatloaf Muffins

Eating Clean is not say for people like me. The people who don't like to sit down and plan what they are going to eat. I understand the concept of meal planning, I do, but up until now i have never done it. 

Since deciding that one of my "realsolutions" was to cook dinner 3 times a week, I thought I should find some items that maybe all of us could eat. I had to do some research because most meatloaf recipes have some type of oat/oatmeal as a binder and we are still trying to eat mostly Paleoish when we can. Hubs really likes a red pepper and sweet potato soup so I knew that flavor combination would work together. 

I started by shredding my sweet potato and dicing my red pepper.

After the veggies were shredded and diced, I added them into my ground turkey.

Then I added in my eggs and almond meal

And then I added in my ketchup and barbecue sauce (i just used what we had in the house) and the spices.

I mixed all my ingredients together and then scooped them into 12 muffin tins that I sprayed with coconut oil spray. 

Place it in your 350 degree preheated oven and bake them for 40 minutes (or until they are brown and crispy on top. 

I let them sit for 5 minutes in the pan just to make sure they were cooked all the way through (you know I usually have things come out raw!) I used a knife to cut around the edges and out they all came- perfectly done!! 

They were a little crispy around the edges but I won't be taking anyone to the ER for salmonella so that is a major WIN!!! The flavor was actually really good which I was concerned about since I kinda made this up as I went (something will never change). 

Now I have a clean and healthy protein for my week. If you are doing the 21 day fix or 21 day fix extreme the ratio of one would be 1 red and 1/2 yellow per each meatloaf muffin. 

Enjoy!!!

Ingredients

2 1b lean ground turkey 

2 farm fresh egg

1 cup almond meal

1 sweet potato, peeled and grated

1/2 red bell pepper diced 

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/4 cup ketchup 

1/4 cup bbq sauce 

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare your muffin tin.  You can also grease them with some coconut oil/animal fat of your choice.

Mix all your ingredients in a large bowl and don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty! They’re the best mixing tools we have!

Divide meat mixture among 12muffin tin cups. Bake for 40 minutes (or until brown and a little bit crispy on top).