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.
This recipe is amazing. I actually doubled the amount of tomato/tomato paste topping. One of my favorites.
I tried this recipe and loved it!! I normally stick to a regular beef meatloaf, but wanted to mix it up since beef sometimes hurts my stomach. I don’t think i’ll ever go back to beef meatloaf!
A little switch I made was switching out the almond flour for gluten-free breadcrumbs… I already had these in my kitchen and didn’t want to spend mega $$ on almond flour. Ended up working very well! I only used a 1/4 cup for the breadcrumbs to take down the total grams of carbs in the recipe since I track my macros.
This will definitely be a go-to recipe of mine! Thank you so much for sharing!
This is outstanding. Even my 3 yr old son loves it and he is picky.
Outstanding. Entire family loves it.
This recipe is one of my favorites!!! I made it to bring to work for lunches, and it reheats so well throughout the week. Thanks for another amazing recipe 🙂
Very good! Easy. Whole family ate it!
I made this tonight and it is sooo good!! I shared it with my friends because everyone needs this recipe in their life!
That is so great!
2nd time making this. I double the recipe cause my son is a big meat eater and I want leftovers. It is easy and delish! I love it. Great recipe.
That’s great to hear!
I plan to make this recipe later in the week, from the feedback, it sounds amazing! What about using in a loaf pan? Do you just cook on some foil/in a pan?
I haven’t don’t it in a loaf pan before! I just form it on foil on a pan!
Can you freeze this turkey meatloaf?
If you are going to freeze I suggest slicing it first then freezing in separate slices maybe with parchment paper between the slices for easier defrosting!