Ground Turkey Meatloaf With Cranberry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1/4 cup yellow onion, minced
1/2 cup carrot, peeled and grated
1/4 cup celery & leaves, minced
1 cup dried whole wheat bread crumbs
1/2 cup unsalted turkey stock or 1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 large egg, beaten lightly
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 cup cranberry sauce, at ROOM TEMPERATURE (canned or homemade preferably-read *NOTE)
fresh sage leaf (to garnish)

Preparation

*NOTE: If using canned cranberry sauce, drain first.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In large bowl combine all ingredients *except* for the cranberry sauce and sage leaves. Do not overmix.
Lightly oil or spray a 9\"x5\" loaf pan. Turn the meat mixture into the prepared pan and gently pat down.
Bake the mixture until the loaf is firm and top is lightly browned, approximately 1 hour.
Remove pan from oven and spread the cranberry sauce on top of the meatloaf. Let stand in the pan for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Remove meatloaf from pan and transfer to serving platter. Garnish with a few sage leaves.