I grew up eating meatloaf on regular dinner rotation so it was fun to take my normal meatloaf recipe and make it into little meatloaf muffins! These cook up so much faster than your normal loaf and are just as delicious. Don’t forget that meatloaf glaze to take it to the next level!
Why This Recipe Works
- Shorter Cook Time: since these are just little meatloaf muffins the cook time is much shorter than a whole loaf of meatloaf – makes getting dinner on the table even easier!
- Paleo/Whole30 Friendly: you can easily make this recipe paleo/Whole30!
- Prep-Friendly: you can prep the meatloaf mixture ahead of time for an even quicker meal time prep.
What You Will Need
- ground beef + ground pork: we use about a pound of ground beef and a half pound of ground pork.
- Bob’s Red Mill rolled oats or almond flour: use almond flour if you are paleo/Whole30 – otherwise I recommend using the rolled oats.
- unsweetened almond milk: you can use whatever kind of milk you want really, but unsweetened almond milk is what we recommend.
- egg: this helps bind everything together.
- yellow onion: feel free to use as much or as little of this as you want, but around a 1/2 cup.
- meatloaf seasoning: this is our own mix of onion powder, ground mustard, etc. It’s included in the recipe card below.
- meatloaf glaze (optional): this is totally optional – otherwise feel free to use your favorite ketchup or eat it plain.
How to Make Mini Meatloaf
Add everything but the glaze ingredients to a medium mixing bowl.
Stir to combine.
Divide mixture between 12 muffin tins. Let cook and then remove from oven. Blot some of the grease off of the tops of the muffins and then add the glaze. Put back into the oven for about 5 more minutes so the glaze gets tacky.
Serve immediately with some mashed potatoes and green beans!
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Mini Meatloaf Muffins Recipe + Glaze
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner/Entree
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Mini Meatloaf Muffins + Glaze – this easy + delicious mini meatloaf muffin recipe is perfect for busy weeknights and kid-friendly! Simple, real ingredients!
Ingredients
Meatloaf Muffins
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1/2 cup rolled oats OR almond flour*
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Glaze:
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup bbq sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut sugar, sub brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine Mixture: In a medium mixing bowl combine ground beef, ground pork, oats (or almond flour), unsweetened almond milk, egg, onion, salt, pepper, ground mustard, onion powder and garlic powder. Note: If you want you can spray your regular-sized muffin tin with olive oil.
- Bake: Divide meatloaf mixture evenly between the 12 muffin tins (approx. 2-3 tablespoons per muffin tin). Place in oven, middle rack and let cook 15 minutes.
- Make Glaze: Meanwhile, combine your meatloaf glaze ingredients in small bowl.
- Add Glaze: Remove meatloaf muffins from oven and blot the tops dry with a clean paper towel. Brush on meatloaf glaze and return to oven for 5-10 minutes or until meatloaf muffins are fully cooked (160 degrees internal temp).
- Serve immediately – we love serving with mashed potatoes and green beans!
Notes
- Paleo: to keep paleo use almond flour instead of rolled oats and check ingredients on the ketchup and bbq sauce.
- Almond Milk: this can be subbed out for any milk that works for you.
- Storage: store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Kristen Maggitti says
This is a great alternative for a full meatloaf and it cuts the wait time for dinner in half. I love the glaze recipe too (a must try). We did a double-batch and the saved for several days in the fridge without drying out. Really great, rich flavor and fun to eat!
Bridget says
These are so quick and easy! I didn’t have a half pound of ground pork and used regular milk instead of almond milk and they still turned out great!
Erin says
YAY! So happy to hear that!
Lauren says
When I mentioned meatloaf to my boyfriend his eyes lit up, so I decided to make these last night for dinner. I went in thinking I was prepping for lunch leftovers or freezer meals but NOPE! He swallowed them whole. They were sooo good and definitely brought us back to our childhood. Will be keeping this on repeat in my kitchen 🙂
Erin says
So happy to hear that, Lauren! And thanks for coming back to leave a review – I appreciate it!