There’s this well kept secret that I love Meatloaf…Why is it a secret? Because I used to be horrible at making it. Normally it’s either too dry or too wet or just not there flavor wise. I hadn’t made a “mini” meatloaf in so long either because I attempted it a few times when we lived in Providence and well… let’s say Mr. Not So Paleo never asked for seconds.
But the good news is… I have defeated the mini-meatloaf <insert epic fist pump here> and finally made one that is so yummy Mr. Not So Paleo will even eat them the next day as a snack! I like to make these as either a dinner {I normally do three-per-serving in that case} or I like to have them on hand for throughout the week as a snack or for breakfast / lunch!
If having these for dinner I normally pair them with sweet potato and a salad or you could do a veggie mix or even a fried / sunny side up egg would be great with it!
To make these I used a muffin / cupcake tin, mine is a 12 serving one and it makes a medium-ish sized meatloaf.
- • 1.5 lbs Ground Pork {you could use any meat here really}
- • 1 Medium Carrot, Finely Diced
- • 1 Medium Onion, Finely Diced
- • 1 Celery Stalk, Finely Diced
- • 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
- • Salt + Pepper, Cumin
- • 1 Egg, Slightly Beaten
- • Butter / Some sort of Fat
- 1) Get your oven preheated to 400 {F}
- 2) Get a medium sized skillet heating with some butter {or fat of choice} and dump your veggies in it, let them start to sweat and get all happy. Once their done add them into a bowl to let cool.
- 3) At this point if you need to butter / grease your muffin tins do it now. Then chop up your parsley and add it into the bowl with the veggies.
- 4) Then add the rest of the ingredients, get your hands in there and mix well.
- 5) Fill your muffin tin up with the filling {I filled each one pretty much all the way to the top!}
- 6) Bake in your oven for roughly 20-30 minutes or until cooked all the way through. {Cooking time will vary based off of meat and muffin tin size}
- Enjoy!
This recipe is delicious! My husband and 20mo daughter gobbled it right up. We don’t eat pork so instead used ground turkey for a change from beef. We are planning to make this again very soon!