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Close-up of a thick slice of Healthy Chicken Meatloaf topped with a shiny red glaze.

Healthy Chicken Meatloaf

This recipe provides instructions for making a chicken meatloaf topped with a simple glaze.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Meatloaf
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1.25 cups breadcrumbs
  • 0.5 cup finely chopped onion
  • 0.5 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 0.25 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 0.5 cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
For the Glaze
  • 0.75 cup ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Medium bowl
  • Small bowl
  • 8x4-inch loaf pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  2. Crumble the ground chicken in a large bowl.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients: breadcrumbs, onion, parmesan, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir to mix them.
  4. Add the dry mixture to the bowl with the ground chicken and combine.
  5. Add the wet ingredients: milk, eggs, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to mix everything together.
  6. In a small bowl, make the glaze by stirring together the ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce.
  7. Spoon a couple tablespoons of the glaze into the bottom of an 8×4-inch loaf pan.
  8. Add the chicken mixture to the loaf pan.
  9. Spread the remaining glaze on top. Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, for 80 to 90 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F and the loaf is cooked through.

Notes

The recipe uses 80 to 90 minutes for cooking time, which is averaged to 85 minutes for the total time calculation.

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