Recipe: Sponge Bob's Brain (Turkey Meatloaf)
OK, OK,by popular demand, the picture is gone!
(But this really is delicious, and if my occasionally prissy little girls weren't grossed out by it, I don't think any of you should be either)
(And if THAT grosses you out,stay away from parenthood--it's full of things that not only LOOK worse than that--they STINK!)
This is my mother's recipe and has always been a favorite of the girls, but having seen an episode of "Sponge Bob Squarepants" on Saturday in which Plankton attempts to control Sponge Bob's brain, we were inspired to rename this dish, which when cooked in the round, does resemble a brain.
When the meatloaf was still steaming a bit after I took it from the microwave JR (age 5) commented:"Look--Sponge Bob's brain is on fire!"
It may look a bit bizarre, but this goes together in minutes, cooks in 20 minutes in your microwave, and is kid friendly. And, like all my mom's current recipes, it is VERY healthy--though unlike many of her current recipes, it is also delicious!
SPONGE BOB'S BRAIN/ MICROWAVE TURKEY MEATLOAF
Combine: 1 1/3 lbs ground turkey
3 Tbs bread crumbs
3 Tbs chopped onions (the dehydrated ones work fine for this)
3 Tbs ketchup
2 Tbs water
1-2 tsp chopped garlic (I use jarred, and I use a heaping tablespoon!)
1/8 tsp black pepper
Mix ingredients well and shape into a round loaf. Place on top of a microwave safe bowl--I use a pyrex glass dish that is sitting inside a second, larger dish--mine is a square glass cake pan.
(You can also use two rectangular dishes and make a more traditional shape, but the round one is fun)
Cover loaf with more ketchup. Cover with a microwave cover or microwave safe plastic wrap or wax paper.
Cook on HIGH for 20 minutes. Check with a thermometer for doneness--inner temperature should be about 180 degrees F.
Slice and serve, after giving everyone a chance to admire "the brain"!
Note: This serves 4 at our house, but if you have 4 adults, or older kids, you might want to adjust the recipe to cook a larger amount, or cook 2 loaves!
