| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
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- 1 2/3 to 1 3/4 pounds ground sirloin
- 1 medium onion, cut into chunks
- 2 ribs celery from the heart of the stalk, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 large egg plus a splash of milk, beaten
- 1 cup plain bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)
- 1 cup smoky barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup tomato salsa
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Vegetable oil or extra-virgin olive oil
- Micro-way-cool Bacon and Green Beans, recipe follows
- Smashed potatoes and cream cheese, recipe follows
- 6 slices microwave ready-crisp bacon
- One 16-ounce bag frozen green beans
- A drizzle extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 2 1/2 pounds small red potatoes or baby Yukon gold potatoes
- 1/2 cup half-and-half or whole milk
- 8 ounces plain cream cheese or veggie cream cheese, cut into pieces
- 10 chives or 2 scallions, chopped or snipped with kitchen scissors
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Put ground beef into a big bowl. Put onion and celery into a food processor. Cut the bell pepper in half, rip out the seeds and throw them into your garbage bowl. Cut the pepper into a few pieces and add to the food processor. Pulse the processor blades to finely chop the vegetables into very small pieces then add them to the meat bowl. Add egg, beaten with milk, bread crumbs and grill seasoning to the bowl. Next, mix together the smoky barbecue sauce, the salsa and the Worcestershire sauce. Pour half the sauce mixture into the bowl with the meatloaf mix. Mix the meatloaf together with your hands. Wash up. Brush a 12-muffin tin (1/2-cup each) with vegetable oil or extra-virgin olive oil. Use an ice cream scoop to help you fill meat into a each tin. Top each meat loaf with a spoonful of extra sauce. Bake about 20 minutes. Cut open 1 muffin to test that the middle is cooked through. While meatloaf muffins bake, make green beans in the microwave. Serve meatloaf with Smashed Potatoes and Cream Cheese on the side, too.
- Place bacon between paper towels and microwave 60 seconds on high. Cool bacon and chop or crumble up.
- Place green beans in a bowl and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap and microwave green beans on high for 5 minutes, stir and cook 5 minutes more. Remove wrap and top green beans with crumbled bacon.
- Boil potatoes until tender, 15 minutes. While the water boils and when the potatoes are cooking, you can be working on the meatloaf recipe.
- When the potatoes are tender, drain them and return them to the hot pot to let them dry out a bit. Mash potatoes with half-and-half or milk using a potato masher. Add in the cream cheese and smash until the cheese melts into the potatoes. Then add chives and scallions and season with salt and pepper, to your taste.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 992 |
| Total Fat | 56 g |
| Saturated Fat | 21 g |
| Carbohydrates | 81 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Sugar | 26 g |
| Protein | 43 g |
| Cholesterol | 196 mg |
| Sodium | 1551 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 992 |
| Total Fat | 56 g |
| Saturated Fat | 21 g |
| Carbohydrates | 81 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Sugar | 26 g |
| Protein | 43 g |
| Cholesterol | 196 mg |
| Sodium | 1551 mg |
Reviews
The only change I made was to leave out the scallions in my mashed potatoes, Meatloaf in 20 minutes…amazing!
This recipe is delicious! I made exactly as written and baked for 20 minutes. It was a hit!
This was my third time making these and they were the worst! The last 2X I’ve made them I omitted the bread crumbs because I am following a gluten free diet and only topped with the BBQ sauce. Well I got some gluten free bread crumbs and decided to try the recipe this time as written, and it was such a disappointment. The texture in the middle was horrible like others have commented. I found myself questioning if they were done or not. I never had this problem the last 2X without the bread crumbs. I also did not mix in any BBQ sauce with the meat the last 2X but did this time. My advice is do not add the BBQ sauce into the meat and reduce or eliminate the bread crumbs. They turn out so much better!
Definitely a favorite! Bonus is how quickly a tasty, filling meal comes together and ready to serve!
I saw this show like 18yrs ago. Its fantastic. She says mini but it looks like a regular muffin tray she uses and I did to. Just double bake time and broil before done so the top gets crispy. Guys love it even my spouse who never eats meatlof
The meatloaf muffins came out great! I didn’t have breadcrumbs, so I used white rice instead. Also for the sauce, I used honey bbq b/c I prefer that sweet flavor. The sauce came out SO good with that sweet and savory combo.
Amazing! My cupcake tin was smaller than usual so I kept an eye on the temp and adjusted timing. The rest went into a loaf pan. A complete flavor bomb and I can’t wait to sear off the loaf pan slices for a meatloaf sandwich. I am not usually a big meatloaf person, but this one is a keeper!
I like this recipe. I’m trying to eat “Keto” – so I added a little pre-cooked rice, some old fashioned oatmeal, and grated zucchini. Using to muffin tins to shape and cook this is awesome.
This was so easy. The sauce has a great flavor. I like this for weekly meal prep too. I can put them in individual containers and I have my lunch or supper.
This has been my go to recipe ever since I found it. I do them in the silicone muffin pan for easy cleanup. Don’t skimp on the sauce and use tone that’s smoky for great flavor!