Chicken Meatloaf

 

This chicken meatloaf is just ridiculously good. I have made this several times and have always gone back for seconds and even thirds. I think this chicken meatloaf is better than any traditional beef meatloaf I've ever made. The taste is exceptional, it's very moist and one more reason to eat more chicken. 

Ingredients:

1 pound ground chicken 95/5 grind
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

1 large egg
2 tablespoons bacon bits

1/2 large onion, diced

4 cloves chopped garlic

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1/2 Tablespoon Worcestershire 

1 tablespoon tomato paste

3 Tablespoon catsup

Preparation:

In a medium skillet add olive oil, diced onion, garlic and a grind of salt. Cook on low heat 10 minutes to translucent  and let cool to room temp.

In a large bowl combine all ingredients; ground chicken, breadcrumbs, egg, Worcestershire, tomato paste and sautéed onion and garlic.

Mix all the ingredients well. Place the meat loaf mixture on to an oiled baking pan.  Give your hands a quick rinse of water shaking off the excess, this will help you shape the meatloaf without the mixture sticking to your hands. Shape the mixture into the traditional meatloaf shape. Brush on a layer of catsup and then take the bacon bits and place on the surface and sides of the meatloaf.

Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. after 30 minutes brush on another coat of organic catsup and place back into the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let set 5 minutes.

To serve, place 2 or 3 pieces of meatloaf on a plate and garnish with chopped Italian parsley. If you ever tried Homemade Chili Sauce, this is a great condiment to serve instead of catsup.