Feta-Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf with Tzatziki Sauce (Low Carb)

Photo courtesy of All Day I Dream About Food

My friend Chrissie told me about this unique Greek turkey meatloaf recipe that she recently tried and so I gave it a go myself last night!  The recipe came from this cute cooking blog called All Day I Dream About Food.

This was super moist and pretty tasty.  Definitely different than your typical meatloaf.  I'm not normally one for white creamy sauces (I despise mayonaise, sour cream, cottage cheese, cheese dip, etc.), but because I knew what went into the tzatziki sauce... it was edible for me. :)

The cute recipe blogger recommended using gyro seasoning in the meatloaf, however I didn't have any of that on hand, so I added some Garam Masala spice that I had in my pantry.  I also added two fresh minced garlic cloves to the onion mixture.

Here's What You'll Need:

Tzatziki Sauce:
1 cup yogurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1/2 medium cucumber, cut in half longwise and thinly sliced
1 tsp chopped, fresh dill (I used dried)
1/4 tsp salt

Meatloaf:
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
2 lbs ground turkey
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 cup crumbled feta cheese

For the sauce, the blogger's recipe was to mix all ingredients in a medium bowl and chill until serving.  I blended mine together instead.  The consisentency ended up being a little thin... if I made this again, I would make it according to her recommendation.

For the meatloaf, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 325F. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions and garlic, salt and pepper and saute until onions are translucent but not browned, about 15 minutes. Add in spinach and stir until heated through.

In a large mixing bowl, combine onion mixture, turkey, bread crumbs, chicken stock, egg and worcestershire sauce. Mix until very well combined.

Place half of the turkey mixture on prepared baking sheet and shape into a flat rectangle, about 1 inch thick.

Cover with feta cheese, pressing on feta to adhere to meatloaf.

Place remaining turkey mixture overtop of feta and shape the whole thing into a rough loaf.

Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until internatl temperature reaches 160F on an instant read thermometer.

Cut into slices and drizzle with tzatziki sauce, passing remaining sauce at the table.

This serves 6.  I served it with steamed asparagus and basil couscous.  Be sure to check out that food blogger's site... it's got some really fun recipes on there!  See you soon... nom nom nom! :)