Mini Meatloaf in a Muffin Tin Recipe

Mini Meatloaf in a Muffin Tin Recipe

from scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com
Main dish
35 min
220 kcal / serving

Meatloaf Muffins are a fabulous alternative to regular meatloaf. Kids just love them and mini meatloaf muffins cook much faster than traditional meatloaf.

Ingredients

  • 1 poundground turkey or ground beef
  • ⅓ cupbreadcrumbs or oatmeal (either works, but i now use oatmeal)
  • ⅓ cupparmesan cheese
  • 1egg
  • 1can tomato sauce (instead of the tomato sauce, i often substitute with around 1/4 cup of ketchup in the meat mixture and at least another 1/4 cup for the top. personal choice to use the ketchup vs tomato sauce i do prefer the taste of ketchup – must be the added sugar.)
  • ½ teaspoongarlic powder
  • ½ teaspoononion powder
  • salt and pepper
  • several shakes of worcestershire sauce (about a teaspoon)
  • optional: a couple of handfuls of whatever other veggies you have on hand… (onions, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, carrots, spinach, lentils…)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tin with oil.

  2. 2

    Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, but only use about ¼ of the tomato sauce/ketchup in the meat mixture. Reserve the rest for the tops of the meatloaf muffins.

  3. 3

    Press the meat into the muffin cups (you should be able to get eight to 10 out of this amount of meat).

  4. 4

    Top with a dollop of tomato sauce/ketchup on each one.

  5. 5

    Bake for 30-35 minutes.