Description
A simple and delicious mini meatloaf recipe perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lbs lean ground beef (or ground turkey) (680 g)
- 2/3 cup panko bread crumbs (or regular breadcrumbs) (100 g)
- ½ cup onion, chopped (70 g)
- 1 tbsp barbecue sauce
- 1 tbsp mustard
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 ½ tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar (73 g)
- ½ cup ketchup (120 g)
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, chopped onion, barbecue sauce, mustard, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and beaten egg. Mix thoroughly.
- Press the meat mixture evenly into a greased 12-cup muffin tin, filling each cup.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and blot excess grease with a paper towel.
- Spoon meatloaf sauce generously over each mini meatloaf. Return to oven and bake for an additional 10–15 minutes, or until meat is fully cooked.
- Serve warm with mashed potatoes or your favorite sides.
Notes
- Yield: 12 mini meatloaves (1 mini meatloaf per serving).
- Gluten-Free Option: Use gluten-free panko and gluten-free BBQ sauce.
- Make Ahead: Prepare the mixture in muffin tin, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
- Freezing: Press mixture into greased muffin tin, cover, and flash freeze 1 hour. Transfer to freezer container. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in fridge before baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini meatloaf
- Calories: 137 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 299 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 49 mg
Keywords: Mini Meatloaf Recipe, Meatloaf, Dinner, American Cuisine