Diner Meat Loaf "Muffins"

TamTastic

So two muffins is a serving, right?

Yes, two muffins per serving. With some sort of starch and veggie, this is a really satisfying meal! :happy:

chrissyh

Anyone who hasn't tried these you should.....my family loved them, I gave recipe to a friend and her family loved them too!

I use my "bullet" to make the carrots tiny - my kids hate carrots and they love these--great way to sneak in some veggies....

astridfeline

I made a version of these with spicy chipotle garlic enchilada sauce--they rock!! Thanks for the "muffin" idea, it's brilliant. :flowerforyou:

MyaPapaya75

Ohhh I made some of these before we used ground turkey! they were great!!

jessmomof3

Bumping again, making them for dinner tonight! :bigsmile:

vhuber

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

keiko

We had them for dinner too! But mine were already in the freezer from the last time I made them.
I love having freezer food for an easy night!

beagle595

Thank you for the wonderful recipe.. I never added carrots before. What a great twist! And the muffin Tin is a great idea. Must have missed it/ I subscribe to Cooking Light. Best magazine on earth for the mouth watering healthy cooking! Keep them coming! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

beagle595

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!

Did the meat bind enough without the oil as moisture, since the meats compacted in muffin tins? Or I wonder if I should add some egg whites. I haven't made meat loaf since I've been strict and prior recipe had eggs with yolks in it. (Because I'll omit the olive oil also/ save extra calories/ I always add a little olive oil to my freshly steamed veggies)

nitag

Just made these... Very Yummy!!!!!

JasiBella

:flowerforyou:

Fitness_Chick

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

Bumpin...I gotta try these Tam, the recipe has been floating around with nothing but awesome comments ....so I shall make a plan to make them soon.

Glad so many of you including Jo, Jo(SoupNazi) ,Tam and many others are so willing to share your recipes with the rest of us!:flowerforyou: I know folks So appreciate the gesture:flowerforyou:

When I find a good one I love to share it with as many as possible, nothing beats a tasty HEALHTY Simple recipe, or a yummy one transformed to healthier ingredients:drinker: :bigsmile:

FC

MissResa

We had these for dinner last night... My daughter loved them so much she wanted to take one for her lunch at school the next day... They are soooo yummy!!! Thanks, Tam:happy:

kellch

Yeah.......these are the ones I made last week. They are yuuuuummmmy! I wubs meatloaf I'll make more in a few weeks :bigsmile: :drinker:

Losing_It

I'm going to try these this weekend!:bigsmile:

TamTastic

I'm going to try these this weekend!:bigsmile:

They are really good!! I make them using ground turkey since my hubby doesn't eat red meat and they are great like that! :bigsmile:

3babybeans

Dinner for tomorrow Dinner for tomorrow. I actually sang that when the thread popped up. I need to print this off at some point so I can stop waiting for someone to bump it. :laugh:

kellch

Dinner for tomorrow Dinner for tomorrow. I actually sang that when the thread popped up. I need to print this off at some point so I can stop waiting for someone to bump it. :laugh:

I know, I don't know why I haven't thought of that

3babybeans

Well, I forgot to thaw meat the other day so here I am bumping this again so I can make it tonight! Geesh! Bump!

ChubbyBunny

Bump

tashjs21

I wish I had some of these right now.

fitnessperfection

I tried this recipe last night...modified it a bit with ground chicken...it was terrific! Thanks for posting it.

tashjs21

I tried this recipe last night...modified it a bit with ground chicken...it was terrific! Thanks for posting it.

Do you have any leftovers you can share?? :laugh:

Today is a cold and dreary day...would be perfect for some Meatloaf muffins.

Dave198lbs

loafing meat is not usually good but
I LOVE THIS THREAD:laugh:

tashjs21

loafing meat is not usually good but
I LOVE THIS THREAD:laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

TamTastic

These ARE good!! I make them with ground turkey.

I think I have mentioned that about 20 times over the PAGES of this thread!!!! :laugh:

kellch

Dave198lbs

These ARE good!! I make them with ground turkey.

I think I have mentioned that about 20 times over the PAGES of this thread!!!! :laugh:

ground turkey.....21 times seems better for some reason:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

kellch

These ARE good!! I make them with ground turkey.

I think I have mentioned that about 20 times over the PAGES of this thread!!!! :laugh:

ground turkey.....21 times seems better for some reason:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Haven't tried it with ground turkey...I will have to try this

TamTastic

These ARE good!! I make them with ground turkey.

I think I have mentioned that about 20 times over the PAGES of this thread!!!! :laugh:

ground turkey.....21 times seems better for some reason:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Haven't tried it with ground turkey...I will have to try this

Yes, ground turkey is good stuff! I use it in place of ground beef in most recipes.

Ground Turkey anyone???:laugh: