Turkey Meatloaf with Stewed Green Bean and Potatoes

This week on sale at Piggly Wiggly are chicken tenders and pork tenderloin. I bought 2 of the pork because they are just so easy to throw on the grill and there's always leftovers.  Also on sale are snap beans which are my favorite kind of beans and also new potatoes. It turns out that one of my very favorite veggie recipes is stewed green beans and potatoes. it's very easy so i'll include it here. tonight i am going to make up a mess of the beans and potatoes and throw a pork tenderloin on the grill. We have ceasar salad and left over consume rice to complete the meal. Tomorrow I hope to have a recipe up for the chicken tenders and in the week to come, i will include a slow cook recipe for the other pork tenderloin along with side suggestions for both!

In the mean time, I just finished up a turkey meat loaf for last night and i will include that recipe along with the green bean/potato recipe. I ALWAYS have ground turkey in the freezer. So don't be surprised if at least one recipe a week is made from ground turkey. i buy my turkey at costco. It is Butterball brand and comes  4-1.25 lb packages that comes out to about $2.25 per pound which is by far the best deal that i've seen for lean (93/7) ground turkey.

Turkey Meat Loaf- this is a pretty healthy recipe and a great way to hide veggies that you have sitting in the fridge, just omit the red pepper and substitute a half cup of whatever you have on hand. i have thrown in green pepper before and another time grated carrot just to make it extra healthy. No one will ever know! Another super healthy aspect is that whole oats replace breadcrumbs which makes the meatloaf extra high in fiber! I keep a big container of oats in the pantry only for this recipe because we have it at least once a month and makes enough for 2 nights! This meatloaf cost me about $4 to make and most everything can be found in your pantry!

• 1 cup whole oats
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 medium onion, peeled and diced
• 1.25 pounds ground turkey breast
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper (optional)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, stir together the oats and milk.  Finely chop the  onion. In a large bowl combine the turkey, oat mixture, chopped onion, bell pepper, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, salt and a few grinds of pepper. Mix just until well combined.
Transfer the mixture to a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and shape into a loaf about 4 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches high. Pour the tomato sauce over the meatloaf . Bake for about 1 hour. 
Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 to15 minutes before slicing.

Stewed Green Beans with Potatoes-If you aren't a big fan of green beans you may want to try this because they come out smothered in potatoes, tomatoes, and garlic. Everything for this recipe I got at the pig except for the olive oil. This will make enough for more than 2 nights and cost me exactly $5.

• 1 pound green beans, trimmed and snapped in half
• 1.5 lbs (approximately) small red potatoes quartered or cut into same size pieces
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 3 TBL extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 (28-ounces) diced tomatoes
• 1 cup water

Cook green beans, potatoes, and garlic in oil with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a 5-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften and stick to bottom of pot, about 10 minutes.

Add in diced tomatoes. Add water and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Mash a few potatoes into sauce and season with salt and pepper.