Delicious Meat-loaf Muffins

I loved this recipe because I typically don't like making meat loaf.  This takes the regular dish, & makes delicious meat loafs muffins.  It also allows you to sit down to a meat loaf in a half hour. I served with Peas & roasted potato wedges for an at-home version of a blue-plate special. The leftover muffins make great sandwich for the next day, perfect portion size.  Try it, I think you will find it a keeper!

Yield: 12 servings

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 cup finely chopped onion

1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 1/2 pounds ground beef, extra lean (raw)

1 cup crumbled Town House Crackers (about 20)

3/4 cup ketchup

6 TBSP Brown Sugar

3 Tsp prepared mustard

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 large eggs

Cooking spray


Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, dried oregano, and minced garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.

Make Ketchup glaze - Mix Ketchup, mustard & brown sugar.  Mix 1/4c glaze into raw meat, use 1/4c for glaze for topping, reserve a 1/4c for topping at the table.

Combine onion mixture, 1/2 C cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup ketchup mixture, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl. 

Use an Ice Cream Scoop to spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with a dollop of  ketchup mixture, &  Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.  When you take them out of the over, use a knife to gently go around the muffin edges, & then add another dollop of ketchup glaze to the top.  Bake for another 5minutes.  Take out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

Serve & enjoy.