Turkey & Bulgur Loaf

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup bulgar wheat
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 2 lbs ground turkey
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and minced
• 1/2 medium red peppers (optional) or 1/2 medium green pepper, cored, seeded and minced (optional)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup beef broth (the broth and water will make a softer, moister loaf than the milk which coagulates as the meatloaf) or 1 cup chicken broth (the broth and water will make a softer, moister loaf than the milk which coagulates as the meatloaf) or 1 cup milk (the broth and water will make a softer, moister loaf than the milk which coagulates as the meatloaf) or 1 cup water (the broth and water will make a softer, moister loaf than the milk which coagulates as the meatloaf)
• 1/4 cup ketchup or 1/4 cup tomato paste or 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crumbled dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 boil the bulgur gently in the water in a covered saucepan for 20 to 25 minutes, until fluffy-tender.
• 3 cook for 15 minutes, then mix with remaining ingredients, using your hands.
• 4 pack into a well-greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan and bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours or until the loaf is nicely browned and pulls slightly from the sides of the pan. cool the loaf upright in its pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes, then turn out and serve.
• 5 you can wait less than 30 minutes for it to cook, but it has a tendency to fall apart.
• 6 still tastes good though!