Thursday, April 26, 2012

Meatloaf Cupcakes

This was a fun meal for the kiddos.  And because they're packed with veggies, how could I not love them too!

Ingredients for Meatloaf:
-1 tsp olive oil
-1 c onion, chopped
-1/2 c carrot, chopped*
-1 tsp dried oregano
-2 garlic cloves, minced
-1 c ketchup, divided
-1 1/2lbs ground beef
-1 c bread crumbs
-2 Tbs mustard
-1 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp pepper
-2 large eggs
-cooking spray

Ingredients for Potatoes:
-4 c cubed, peeled potatoes (about 2 lbs)
-1/4 c milk
-1/4 sour cream
-3 Tbs butter
-1/2 tsp salt
-1/4 tsp pepper

1.  Preheat oven to 350.
2.  Heat olive oil in skillet.  Add onion, carrot, oregano, and garlic.  Saute 2 minutes, then cool.
3.  Combine onion mixture, 1/2 c ketchup, and remaining meatloaf ingredients in a large bowl.  Mix completely (it works best to take off your rings and dig in with your bare hands!)
4.  Use cooking spray to grease muffin tin.  Spoon meat mixture into 12 muffin cups.  Top each with a bit of ketchup.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Then, let stand for 5 minutes.
5.  While meatloaf is cooking, make potatoes:  Place potatoes in saucepan, cover with water.  Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes until tender.  Drain.  Return potato to pan.  Add milk and remaining ingredients; stir with spoon to desired consistency.  Add up to 1/4 more milk if you desire a creamier texture.
6.  Put the potatoes into a ziploc bag, snip the corner of the bag with scissors and pipe potatoes on top of meatloaf muffins.  

*It's best if you can chop these veggies in the food processor to get them really finely chopped!

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