Diner Meat Loaf "Muffins"

TamTastic

Diner Meat Loaf 'Muffins'

Sit down to a meat loaf in a half hour with this recipe. Serve with steamed green beans and roasted potato wedges for an at-home version of a blue-plate special.

Yield
6 servings (serving size: 2 "muffins")

Ingredients
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 finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray
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.


Nutritional Information
Calories:276 (28% from fat)
Fat:8.6g (sat 3g,mono 4g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:28.7g
Carbohydrate:21.7g
Fiber:1.8g
Cholesterol:131mg
Iron:3.9mg
Sodium:759mg
Calcium:48mg

TamTastic

Diner Meat Loaf 'Muffins'

Sit down to a meat loaf in a half hour with this recipe. Serve with steamed green beans and roasted potato wedges for an at-home version of a blue-plate special.

Yield
6 servings (serving size: 2 "muffins")

Ingredients
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 finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray
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.


Nutritional Information
Calories:276 (28% from fat)
Fat:8.6g (sat 3g,mono 4g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:28.7g
Carbohydrate:21.7g
Fiber:1.8g
Cholesterol:131mg
Iron:3.9mg
Sodium:759mg
Calcium:48mg

sculley

sounds wonderful cannot wait to get home and cook this for my family

willywonka

ooh yummy, i'm going to have to try this. how full should we fill the muffin cups, does it matter?

Anna_Banana

Now I'm hungry

willywonka

OH MY GOSH!!! I just had this for dinner and it is so delicious!! If you haven't tried it yet, you must, it is awesome. I didn't have any oregano so I left that out and added some chopped bell pepper. I served it with betty crocker Mashed Potatoes (using skim milk and Parkay spray instead of butter) and Glory canned collard greens (lower sodium one)
Best meal I've had since I've been dieting, thanks Tamtastic

TamTastic

OH MY GOSH!!! I just had this for dinner and it is so delicious!! If you haven't tried it yet, you must, it is awesome. I didn't have any oregano so I left that out and added some chopped bell pepper. I served it with betty crocker Mashed Potatoes (using skim milk and Parkay spray instead of butter) and Glory canned collard greens (lower sodium one)
Best meal I've had since I've been dieting, thanks Tamtastic

Your very welcome! It is one of the many great recipes I found in Cooking Light. I love that magazine and their online database of recipes.

I love it when people realize they can eat well and great tasting food and still be eating healthier and lose weight.

gynuwyne

Thanks for the recipe! I think my picky 6yr. old will eat this. Yeah!

Mangoaddict

thanks ! Sounds real yummy!

jessmomof3

I'm defintiely going to try them out with a few substitutions and I'll make sure to post about it Thanks!

Jess

lincolns

Sounds perfect for my family. Thanks a bunch!

willywonka

I wanted to tell you guys that I heated my leftovers back up for dinner last night and they were even better. My husband keeps talking about how good they were

TamTastic

I wanted to tell you guys that I heated my leftovers back up for dinner last night and they were even better. My husband keeps talking about how good they were

I'm so glad! The cool thing about these is they make portion control a cinch!!! :laugh:

mjfer123

i like beef

TamTastic

i like beef

I bet you do!!! :laugh:

ce_fit

What a great receipe and perfect to take any leftovers to work.

TamTastic

What a great receipe and perfect to take any leftovers to work.

Ohhh, I didn't think about that angle! Good idea!

kerrilucko

those look so yummy! I love meatloaf :embarassed:

emibmas

THESE ARE AWESOME!

TamTastic

THESE ARE AWESOME!

So glad you like them girl!!

emibmas

THESE ARE AWESOME!

So glad you like them girl!!

The kids loved them too! Thanks!:flowerforyou:

PurdyMommy

Last time I tryed that they were to gressy. I even used extra lean meat. Let me know if yalls if dry

Mangoaddict

Tam - these were delicious!!!! I made potatoes (rosemary flavor) and beans with them.

jessmomof3

Last time I tryed that they were to gressy. I even used extra lean meat. Let me know if yalls if dry

I didn't use any olive oil and mine weren't greasy at all!

jessmomof3

Diner Meat Loaf 'Muffins'
Ingredients
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 finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs
Cooking spray
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.

1 teaspoon olive oil <I omitted>
1 cup finely chopped onion <I omitted>
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot <I omitted>
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup ketchup, divided
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw) <I used 2#>
1 cup finely crushed fat-free saltine crackers (about 20) <I used 1 c. quick oats>
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper <I also added some garlic & onion powder>
2 large eggs <I omitted>
Cooking spray

Here's what I did when I made it tonight. I put the changes in <>

Anyway... they turned out soooo good! ALL of my kids loved them, and that's saying something! It's hard to find something that all 3 of them like. In fact, they asked if I'd make them again tomorrow night! :laugh: I made homemade mashed potatoes w/ them and peas. They loved the little individual sized meatloaves instead of a slice too. It's all in the presentation, I guess! :ohwell:

Jess

Mangoaddict

I will definitely make these again!

emibmas

My mother in law made these last night and told me that they came out great! And she is a picky picky lady!

TamTastic

My mother in law made these last night and told me that they came out great! And she is a picky picky lady!

:laugh: :laugh:

Thanks Emi!!!! I love you!!! :happy:

mjfer123

I give a crap
but dont ask max

mjfer123

And tami knows the way to my
with meat products

TamTastic

I give a crap
but dont ask max

:happy: :smooched: