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.
What about stuffing this into some bell peppers? How would you think it would change the cook time? I’m getting the ingredients for this recipe, and I remember my mom making stuffed bell peppers growing up, so I’m inspired! I might just make it regular the first time, just to be safe. 🙂
Sounds amazing!! I would try regular time to start off!
This is a staple at my house! So flavorful and easy! You can also make it your own as well.
Don’t worry if you don’t have almond flour…I didn’t use any flour (always out of stock in my stores) and it stayed together just fine! I also add onions and on occasion a jalapeno!
Awesome!!
Easy to make, delicious, and healthy! Need I say more?! Yummy.
I had a pound of ground turkey defrosting and no plans for it. I Googled “Whole30 Turkey Meatloaf” and was delighted to find your recipe. I used almond meal instead of flour, dried basil instead of fresh (1/2 the amount recommended), and I had a can of crushed tomatoes that I used in place of the real tomato. It looks fantastic! Can’t wait to chow down.
Made this last night for dinner. Almond meal instead of almond flour, crushed tomatoes from a can in place of the whole tomato, and dried basil subbed for the fresh (used half of the amount called for). INSANELY delicious, and my 4.5 year old son gobbled it up! Thanks for this great recipe that I Googled after realizing I had a pound of turkey defrosting and nothing to do with it!
Yahoo! 🙂
Ive made dozens upon dozens upon dozens of whole 30 recipes from the web and this is by far the best and easiest one yet. I almost so excited to have found it!!! Thank you!
This is absolutely my all time favorite recipe for Meatloaf!!! It is so good!! I had to add it to my monthly meal must haves! It’s so easy to put together and so yummy!!! I usually have cherry tomatoes on hand that are too ripe to use for salads (because who really wants to eat a salad every day??) that I just throw in the food processor to use for the topping (with the other topping ingredients of course). I can’t rave about this recipe enough!! I wish I would have found it years ago!!
Love that cherry tomato idea!!
Delicious and super easy! Freezes really well too.
Awesome!!
This was so delicious!!
This meatloaf was super delicious! My 4 year old and 15 year old both approved so I will take that as a win and put in the books as a repeat recipe!
That’s awesome Lauren!! 🙂
Any idea how to cook this in a crock pot? We try to avoid using our oven because the gas is expensive where we live, so when we do meatloaf (beef) it’s usually done in our crockpot. Do you think it’d be a similar cook time to a beef meatloaf in a slow cooker, or would it be different?
How long do you think I should wait to add the topping when cooking this way? I feel like it’d get cooked out if added at the beginning of the cook time in a crock.
So sorry I have never cooked something like this in a slow cooker!