Meatloaf Muffins!

So, every time I do a recipe, I can’t help it, but I somehow stumble on a song about my dish.
Do you know the muffin man?
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Do you know the muffin man?
Who lives on Drury Lane?
Even Meat Loaf the singer comes to mind, oh I can picture him singing his hit song “I’d do anything for love”. I’m sure he meant; he’d do anything for these meatloaf muffins!
Well the beauty of these meatloaf muffins is that it’s so easy to put together. They even bake faster than the traditional meatloaf log. Baking them in the muffin tin cuts the baking time in half! So, meet the Meatloaf Muffins!

Ingredients
• ½ onion finely diced
• 1 ½ lbs lean ground beef
• ½ green or red bell pepper finely diced
• ¾ cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 -1 cup tomato sauce for pasta
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp hot sauce (optional)
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp parsley or chopped basil
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• salt & pepper to taste

 

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease a muffin pan and set aside
  2. Cook onion over medium heat in 1 tbsp olive oil for 5 minutes or until soft Cool completely.
  3. Combine all ingredients and Mix until well combined. You can let sit in the fridge if you want to prepare it in advance and bake later
  4. Spread 1 tbsp of the pasta sauce and Parmesan in each muffin well. Add the meat mixture into each well, and then top off with another tablespoon of the sauce
  5. Bake 22-26 minutes or until cooked through and beef is 160°F. Rest 5 minutes before serving.