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Homemade meat loaf cups
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Meat Loaf Cups

Course Dinner
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 43 minutes
Servings 12 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 cup onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup carrot finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup ketchup divided
  • 1 & 1/2 lbs. ground beef
  • 20-24 saltine crackers finely crushed
  • 2 Tablespoons mustard
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion salt
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (speaking of horrible names…)
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  2. Get your oil nice and warm in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Add your onions, carrots, garlic, and oregano and saute for about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  3. In a large bowl, place 1/2 cup of ketchup and all your other ingredients together (except cooking spray of course). After the onion mixture has cooled, add it to the bowl as well. Now, this part is important – are you listening?! HAND-mix the ingredients together. IF you have a problem with getting dirty, you aren’t welcome here on Man Monday. If you overmix or use some machine, you will end up with what should truly be called a “loaf”.
  4. Spray your muffin tin with cooking spray and fill each tin cavity with approximately 1/4 cup of meat. Baste the top of each meatloaf cup with a layer of ketchup.
  5. Bake for 25 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Makes about 12 cups