Muffin Pan Meatloaf

5 from 3 votes

Made with ground beef, breadcrumbs and lots of herbs and spices, muffin pan meatloaf is full of tempting flavors, plus it cooks in just a fraction of the time of a regular meatloaf.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Muffin Pan Meatloaf Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 106kcal

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
½ cup sweet yellow onion, finely diced
½ cup panko bread crumbs, plain
½ cup bread crumbs, plain
8 ounce can tomato sauce
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon Worcestershine sauce,
2 teaspoons garlic, fresh minced
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon ground mustard seed
¼ cup ketchup, for the meatloaf glaze
mashed potatoes for icing, our creamy mashed potatoes recipe works great

Instructions

Meatloaf

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly spray the muffin pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, bread crumbs, tomato sauce, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, dried parsley flakes, kosher salt, black pepper, and ground mustard seed.
Using either a large wooden spoon or gloved hands to mix together all the ingredients until they are completely incorporated.
Spoon the ground beef mixture into a standard-size muffin pan. Completely fill each muffin cup to the top line of the cup.
Using a teaspoon, top each muffin with ketchup for the glaze.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and top with mashed potatoes and green onions if desired.

Mashed Potato Icing

With a piping bag and tip, place the coupler and tip into the bag.
Fill the piping bag half full with mashed potatoes. Be sure to twist the bag above the potatoes to help keep even pressure and ensure no air pockets in the piping bag.
Starting on the outside edge and following around toward the center, hold the tip just above the muffin and evenly squeeze out the potato frosting in a swirl pattern. Allow the “frosting” to spread out just a bit as you go until you reach the center.

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Notes

Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to keep a close eye on your meatloaf as the suggested cooking time approaches.
To make your muffin pan meatloaves look like pretty cupcakes, you’ll want to pipe a swirl of mashed potatoes onto each one. To do this, you can use either an icing piping bag with a large (#8) icing tip or a large Ziploc bag.
If using a Ziplock bag to "frost" the meatloaf, fill the bag half full with mashed potatoes. Squeeze out any air and zip it closed. Use scissors to snip off a small corner of the bag. Starting at the outside of each muffin, squeeze the mashed potatoes in a spiral towards the center.

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