Mini Turkey Meatloaves with Spicy Pineapple BBQ Sauce
Servings 12
Ingredients
- For the sauce:
- 4 Small Jalapenos or 2 large
- 2 20 oz Containers of pineapple chunks
- 1/2 cup + 3 Tbsp Pineapple juice
- 1 Tbsp Garlic minced
- 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
- 2 1/2 tsp Molasses
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- Good pinch of pepper:
- For the mini meatloaves:
- 1 1/2 Lbs Lean ground turkey I love Jennie-O!
- 1/2 Cup Old fashioned oatmeal
- 1 egg
- 1/3 Cup Onion diced
- 1/2 Tbsp Garlic minced
- 1/2 cup Pineapple tidbits *
- 1/4 Cup Cilantro roughly chopped
- 3/4 tsp Smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 TbspHickory liquid smoke
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- Pinch of pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your broiler to high, line a baking sheetwith tinfoil and spray it with cooking spray
- Cut the jalapenos lengthwise, and take out the seeds. Place them cut side down on the prepared baking sheet.
- Drain the pineapple (keep the juice!) and lay them out onto the baking sheet with the jalapeno.
- Broil until charred and black, about 15-20 minutes.
- Add the broiled jalapenos and pineapple into a large food processor, along with the pineapple juice**, garlic, balsamic vinegar, molasses, salt and pepper. Blend until well combined. You will not get a totally smooth sauce, as the pineapples stay a little chunky.
- Pour the sauce into a medium saucepanand simmer on medium low heat until most of the water is evaporated and the sauce slightly thickens, about 25-30 mins, stirring occasionally.
- While the sauce cooks, mix all the meatloaf ingredients in a large bowl until well Incorporated.
- Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Fill the muffin tinwith the turkey mixture, and spread about half of the sauce over top of each meat loaf.
- Bake until no longer pink inside, about 20-23 minutes.
- Serve with additional sauce on the side to dip and DEVOUR
Notes
The hubs wished that I used crushed pineapple so that the pineapple would be more dispersed throughout. I liked the bursts of sweetness, so use whatever you prefer
*You may need more juice than what is reserved from the 2 cans of pineapple chunks
You can get away with only 1/2 the sauce, but then you won't have any leftover to dip the meatloaf in.
*You may need more juice than what is reserved from the 2 cans of pineapple chunks
You can get away with only 1/2 the sauce, but then you won't have any leftover to dip the meatloaf in.