Meatloaf cupcakes

[pinto]

I've been looking for more efficient cooking approaches. Too often I make a mess of something and don't finish it.
So...meatloaf cupcakes.

Standard meatloaf recipe, with 2/3 ground beef, 1/3 ground pork sausage. Ketchup, mustard and brown sugar glaze. Baked 9 in a muffin tin. Came out with nicely browned single serving mini-loaves.

Each will be part of a meal - breakfast, lunch, afternoon dish or dinner.

[Lex]

1. Great for those of us watching portion control

and/or needing easy low carb-ish meals.

[lillypaddle]

7. Wouldn't work for me

I'd eat two.

Actually, very good idea.

[kanda]

2. bacon

I make these once in awhile but before I put the meat in the individual tins, I line each with a strip of bacon. Nummy.

[rozidays]

3. Meatloaf cupcakes

Ingredients

Meatloaf

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup ketchup, divided
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw)
1 cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray

Mashed Potatoes

4 cups cubed peeled Yukon gold potato (about 2 pounds)
1/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
1/4 cup low-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Garnish

3 tablespoons chopped chives
4 pieces of bacon cooked and them chopped

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, and minced garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.

Combine onion mixture, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.

Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with 2 teaspoons ketchup. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes.

While the meatloaf is cooking, make the mashed potatoes. Place potato in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Put potatoes into a ricer for best results. Return potato to pan. Add milk and remaining ingredients; stir with a spoon to desired consistency. If they are not creamy enough for you, add up to 1/4 cup more milk – although they need to be stiff enough to pipe on top.

Put the potatoes into a pastry bag with a wide star tip and pipe the mashed potatoes on top of the meatloaf. Sprinkle with bacon crumbles and chopped chives.


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[cbayer]

4. That sounds good and looks even better!

[Lucinda]

17. I was trying to find my stuffing meatloaf recipe and came across this pic

I missed it the first time. Great idea!

[pinto]

5. Oy. Now that's a dish. Love the browned mashed potato topping and chives and chopped bacon

included in the garnish no less.



Mine are pretty utilitarian. Tasty, very versatile. But this looks really good. Something I'd make for company.

[libodem]

14. Mmmmmm

You could cut down on the potato time with one of those cool instant Idaho brand mixes. The garlic mashed is good and so are the loaded baked. Two cups boiling water and the fake potatoes. They are so good.

[msanthrope]

6. I make them with mashed potato 'frosting', tinted with food coloring, for April Fool's Day. nt

[awoke_in_2003]

8. K&R just for the concept alone...

I'll take 12.

[Lucinda]

9. I keep planning on doing this

More of the yummy crunchy outer bits per portion that way too...Just haven't done it yet!

[southernyankeebelle]

10. I use cupcake tins and a ice cream scoop.

Spray inside of cupcake tin with PAM. Also spray inside the ice cream scoop. Scoop the meat into the ice cream scoop then place in individual holes. Makes great portion control. I also use this for making stuffing balls. My granddaughter loves to help me.

[Maine-i-acs]

11. We call them 'Meat Muffins' - cooks in half the time

or less of a meatloaf. I made them one night when we had meatloaf planned but we got home too late to cook a meatloaf!

[Rhiannon12866]

12. K&R and bookmarking...

Need some ideas to make for my brother who doesn't eat well. Thanks!

[libodem]

13. Bet it takes less time to cook too

Nice idea!

[blaze]

15. I've done this with ground turkey before

and thought they turned out great!

I upped the tabasco sauce, just 'cause... and the picture doesn't do them justice! http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/turkey-mini-meat-loaves-10000001599643/

[KarenS]

16. Thank you a very good idea,,,, Bookmarking.

I will try this soon.

[mercuryblues]

18. When I make them

I put a slice of onion on the bottom. My kids hate onions and would not eat meatloaf if I put onions in it, I love meatloaf with onions. This way they get no onions and I get all I want.

Edit to add: I also use oatmeal instead of bread crumbs, sometimes I grind up the left over hard taco shells. Note do not use a soft taco shell, it was disgusting.

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. A food truck came to work this week selling meatloaf cupcakes.

Food trucks are a big thing in Chicago. I didn't get one (at $9 a pop it seemed a bit expensive and I bring lunch to save $$$) but those who did liked them. Thought they were on the small side, though.

[Lucinda]

20. Clever idea! But I agree 9 bucks is a lot for one!