Gluten free and Weight Watcher friendly!

Did you buy quinoa for the Southwest Quinoa Salad last week and need a new reason to use some of the extra quinoa in your cupboard? You might want to give this meatloaf a try. I found this recipe in one of my old Weight Watcher cookbooks, Love It, Cook It, Eat It. It’s a great cookbook, but it was published when Weight Watchers was doing Points+ so you have to do the math to figure out smart points. Each slice of this meatloaf was WW 5 points+ with the old plan, but with the new system it is only 4 WW smart points 3 WW FreeStyle Smart Points per slice! Quinoa being one of the main ingredients in this meatloaf keeps it healthy, but it also keeps it gluten-free too! No need for breadcrumbs! Zucchini bulks up this meatloaf without adding any smart points.

This meatloaf smells wonderful and tastes delicious. I can’t wait for you to try it.

Here is what you need:

1/2 cup quinoa
1 zucchini, shredded
2 large egg whites
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound ground skinless turkey breast

Here is what you do:

Cook quinoa according to package directions.

While quinoa is cooking, preheat oven to 375°F. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper. (I used a 5 x 5 but you can use a larger pan if you like)

I shredded the zucchini and chopped the red onion while the quinoa is cooking and oven is preheating. I used the Pampered Chef veggie stripper to grate the zucchini, but you can use  a regular grater too.

Mix shredded zucchini, egg whites, onion, parsley, Italian seasoning, 1/4 cup ketchup, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.

Add turkey and quinoa and mix well.

Transfer mixture to baking pan.

Brush remaining ketchup evenly over meatloaf.

Bake 50-55 minutes or until cooked through.

Let stand 5 minutes and cut into 6 equal slices.

Makes 6 servings.
One serving is 1/6 of the meatloaf. (cut into 6 equal size pieces)
One serving is 3 WW FreeStyle SP.

 

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*MyWW® points calculated by Meal Planning Mommies; Not endorsed by MyWW (formerly Weight Watchers and WW). All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. MyWW® green, blue, and purple values calculated without WW Zero Points foods using the WW Recipe Builder.