Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf

1 1/4 pounds ground turkey breast
10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 tbsp butter

1 medium minced onion

4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp oregano (or basil or whatever - fresh if possible)
2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 ounces fresh mozzarella, small cubes
1 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°

Sweat onion, butter, and garlic. Add herbs after removing from heat.
In a large bowl, combine turkey, spinach, onion/garlic/herb/parsley mix, bread crumbs, eggs, salt and peppers. Mix until combined and divide in half.

Press 1/2 of the turkey into an 8-inch loaf pan covered in foil (Those 3 for a buck disposable foil containers also work well, 8×3.5×4 or something like that - makes 2, make sure to brush them with olive oil first though). Top bottom half with cubed mozzarella cheese. Press the rest of the turkey mixture over top and press down to flatten the top. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and mustard and with a pastry brush, brush the top of the meatloaf.

Bake about 1 hour, until top is golden and the loaf begins to pull away from sides of pan. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Tasty. Made this for dinner today. It needed garlic, so I modified the recipe. Original stolen from http://desertculinary.blogspot.com/