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Mini Meatloaf Muffins

Halloween is tomorrow!!  Goodness this month flew by.  The weather is amazing here for the end of October - today's high was 75 degrees and tomorrow's is 81 degrees!  Normally we are walking around with coats and gloves and hats and freezing while we walk house to house just for some candy.  Why do we do that?  :)   Are your kids dressing up?

The kids had a birthday party a couple weekends ago and dressed up in their costumes - so here's a preview, there will be makeup and better hair tomorrow!


Our kids LOVE and request meatloaf - that seems like a strange thing to me!  I don't think I had meatloaf a lot when I was a kid, but it always seems to have a bad reputation with kids.

We don't have meatloaf a lot because it takes a while to bake, but I've discovered that making them in muffin tins they take about half the time!  Glorious!!

The newest recipe I modified may be the best one yet.  It makes 12 regular sized muffins and uses healthier ingredients but taste amazing!!  When there are very few leftovers, I know it's a hit!!




Here's what I did:

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 pounds ground beef, 93% lean
  • 1 pound ground turkey, 93% lean
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Sauce:
    • 2/3 cup ketchup
    • 1/4 cup brown sugar
    • 2 tsp mustard

Instructions:
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Combine ingredients for the sauce and set aside
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the other ingredients.
  • Divide the mixture evenly among a olive oil sprayed muffin tin
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until center of the meatloaf is at least 155 degrees.
  • Pull out and spread sauce over each muffin and place back in oven for 3 minutes
  • Serve with mashed potatoes, broccoli,  green beans, salad...the possibilities are endless!


 Though it's no exact science - I would consider 2 muffins to be 1 Red and 1/2 Yellow, if you are doing 21 Day Fix Portions!

 Have a great week guys!
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