Meatloaf Muffins with BBQ Sauce
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- vegetable oil for pan
- 1½ lbs ground sirloin
- 1 small yellow onion cut in quarters
- pickles chopped
- splash milk
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 cup plain bread crumbs
- 2 Tbs grill seasoning e.g., McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning
- 1 cup smokey BBQ sauce divided
- ½ cup tomato salsa
- 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° F. Brush a 12 muffin tin with vegetable oil
- Put ground beef into a big bowl
- Put onions into a food processor
- Add the pickles to the food processor
- Pulse the food processor to finely chop the onion and pickles. Add to the meat bowl
- Whisk the milk into the beaten egg and add to the meat. Add bread crumbs and grill seasoning
- In a small bowl, mix together the BBQ sauce, salsa and Worcestershire sauce
- Pour half the sauce mix into the bowl with the meatloaf mix. Mix the meatloaf together with your hands
- Use a large ice cream scoop to put the meat into the muffin tin
- Top each “muffin” with a spoonful of reserved sauce. Bake about 20 minutes. Cut open a muffin to test if it’s cooked through
Notes
Made with Big Al’s BBQ sauce and it worked well May 2012
Italian Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef leaner is better
- 1 4 oz can mushrooms reserve juice
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 center cut bacon strips
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 2 tbsp dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 onion finely chopped
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add water to mushroom juice to make 1 cup. Fry bacon until crispy, drain and crumble. Set aside.
- Combine beef, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, egg, mushroom juice, garlic powder and salt in a large bowl. Mix well. On wax paper, form meat mixture into a 8×12 inch rectangle.
- Sprinkle meat with parsley, oregano, basil, thyme and 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs. Spread bacon, onion, mushrooms and cheese evenly over meat.
- Roll meat into an 8 inch wide loaf. Place meatloaf into an 8 inch glass bread pan or glass baking dish.
- Bake for 60 minutes. Pour tomato sauce over meatloaf, and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Let meatloaf sit for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Easy Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef leaner is better
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp dried sage
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup ketchup or barbecue sauce