Whole30 Tomato Basil Turkey Meatloaf
on Mar 01, 2017, Updated Nov 12, 2024
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Discover a savory delight: Whole30 Tomato Basil Turkey Meatloaf. Healthy, flavorful, and compliant with wholesome ingredients.
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What Makes This Recipe Great?
Let’s talk about this Whole30 Tomato Basil Turkey Meatloaf people. The key to meatloaf is adding egg and typically breadcrumbs or some carb to hole everything together and make it tender. In this recipe I use almond flour instead of breadcrumbs and it works so well to bind and help the texture. Then with just a few more ingredients for flavor makes this a healthy and delicious meal. We make meatballs a lot too and this is basically the same thing without all of that effort to form them into balls. Just plop the whole thing on a baking sheet and free form it into a loaf like shape – pour some stuff on top and bake! If you want more Paleo Meatloaf Recipes check out this Whole 30 Greek Turkey Meatloaf or my Whole 30 Turkey Pot Pie Meatloaf!
Ingredient Information
- Ground turkey – you can also use beef or chicken in this recipe.
- Almond flour – this makes it whole30 and paleo but you can replace with breadcrumbs if you want!
- Tomato paste
- Fresh basil – fresh is a must in this recipe, it adds so much flavor.
- Egg
- Garlic powder
- Chopped tomatoes
- Apple cider vinegar
- Salt
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a bowl combine turkey, almond flour, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 3 tablespoons chopped basil, egg, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix until evenly combined.
- Ball up all of the meat mixture and place on a foil lined baking sheet, then form it into a loaf shape, about 8 inches x 4 inches in shape.
- In a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons tomato paste, chopped tomatoes, apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon chopped basil and pinch of salt.
- Spoon this mixture over the meatloaf and spread evenly over the top. Bake for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Highlights
Ground turkey is such a great substitute for regular ground beef for many reasons, like the fact that it is a lot lower in fat, cholesterol and calories. What is amazing is this Paleo Turkey Meatloaf and all the other recipes still have a great amount of protein for your balanced meal. This one is coming in at a whopping 19.9 grams of protein per slice! The average adult should aim for 65-85 grams of protein just for normal energy balance, so this one slice of meatloaf can account for almost 1/3 of your daily protein needs! Yay!
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Tomato Basil Turkey Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Topping:
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- ¼ cup tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon basil, chopped
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl combine turkey, almond flour, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 3 tablespoons chopped basil, egg, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix until evenly combined. Ball up all of the meat mixture and place on a foil lined baking sheet, then form it into a loaf shape, about 8 inches x 4 inches in shape.
- In a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons tomato paste, chopped tomatoes, apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon chopped basil and pinch of salt. Spoon this mixture over the meatloaf and spread evenly over the top. Bake for 30 minutes.
Could you do coconut flour instead of almond flour?
Yes! Just use a little less than a 1/4 cup!
I only have arrowroot flour, can that be used?
I haven’t tried that in place of almond flour!
Have you tried subbing ground chicken instead of turkey?
No but I am sure that would be great as well!!
I subbed ground chicken and it takes the same I think!
Can you use brown rice flour instead of almond flour?
Yes definitely!!
Can I use regular all purpose flour instead?
Yes you can!
I would imagine you could use any type of flower you wanted but all purpose would not be whole30 approved. I’m dying for some meatloaf and this recipe looks great
You can use 2 tablespoons of coconut flour!
This was delicious and super easy to make. Even if not doing a Whole 30/Paleo/hippie-dippie diet, I’d still recommend this! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Haha thank you so much!!
can you add onions to the meat loaf mix?
Sure! I bet that would be tasty!!
Hi, can I use oat flour instead?
Definitely!!
Thank you! I can’t wait to try it
Do you have the macros for this meatloaf?
I don’t! You can enter the link in my fitness pal though!
I tried putting it in my fitness pal but it doesnt have this exact recipe so what do I choose?
You should be able to copy and paste the link in, or you can just enter in the amounts!
I had to modify a bit – tomato sauce instead of paste, and oregano instead of basil, but this is what I calculated.
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/view/279009149513405
I got 6 servings out of the loaf and made it per the recipe, it was 3% carbs, 21% fat, 20% protein.
Hello, How many servings does this make? I have a large family to cook for.
This is about 4 servings!
Hello,
Can you make these into muffin tins? And if so would you still bake the same temp and time?
That would be great! They would probably cook up in about 20 minutes though!
So my 32 year old husband has the taste buds of a 12 year old boy. I made this recipe because we’re doing the Whole30 and I bought a 3 lb tray of ground turkey. I fully expected groans when I declared we’re having meatloaf. To my surprise, both the husband and the 8 year old asked for seconds! Hubs even asked to put this into the rotation! So it’s terrific! I will have to say after 23 days on W30, it’s a tad salty for my taste buds, but an easy correction for the future. It also made a great W30 breakfast today!
Aw Carrie that is AWESOME!!! So glad they all liked it! And yes salting is definitely based on preference! Thanks so much!!
This I could blend the chopped tomatoes and paste to spread on as the topping? My kids (husband and son, lol) don’t like textures but love the taste