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1Now that I’m back to teaching, I need some quick make-ahead meals like this one. I love having a variety of frozen meals that I can pop into the oven after work! This recipe is great for several reasons…it’s delicious, easy to prepare, freezes well, and helps with portion control. I told myself that one mini meat loaf is the perfect size portion for me, but I liked it so much, I ate two! I’ll try to be better next time! :)
This recipe makes 16 mini meat loaves. I froze them in different size portions. Some freezer bags had 2 mini meat loaves so I can give them to my college son, Matthew, and some bags had 3 for Dave and I when we’re eating alone. (Andrew is not a fan of meat loaf!) Give these a try and make your dinner time a little easier!
Mini Meat Loaves
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey
2 cups Herb Seasoned Stuffing (not cubes)
1 shallot, finely diced
2 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk
salt & pepper, to taste
Directions
1. Mix all of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
2. Press the meat mixture into 16 muffin cups.
3. If you want to cook them right away, bake them at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Freezing Directions
Follow steps 1 and 2. Cover the muffin tins with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 4 hours. Remove the mini meat loaves from the pan and wrap them individually with plastic wrap. (If you have trouble getting the meat loaves out of the pan, place the bottom of the muffin pan in warm water and they will release easily.) Place them in a labeled freezer bag. Freeze up to 3 to 4 months.
Cook frozen mini meatloaves 2 inches apart in a baking dish at 350°F for 40 - 45 minutes.
Makes 16 mini meat loaves.
This recipe has been linked to Pot Luck Sunday at Mommy’s Kitchen.
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Just printed that one off! I need all the help I can get on finding easy meals that freeze AND make it out to the field for a farmer’s lunch! Thanks!
What do you know!? I was going to email you to tell you I made this recipe this week for my daughter’s freezer…only I made meatballs instead. The house smelled sooo good while they were baking, and Deb was very pleased. How appropriate you would post this today. Enjoy your weekend.
Jane,
You make all of your recipes look so tasty and if it is easy? I’m there!
Those are adorable! I can’t wait to try it. The hubs is looking over my shoulder drooling so thats prob dinner tonight :)
I think I’m going to make some of these up this weekend. I do like the idea of making meatballs instead though, so I’ll probably do that. Thanks for the recipe!
I do love a good meatloaf and the muffin tins are a great idea for freezing.
Have a great Labor Day weekend!!
You could easily freeze these for a quick meal later. Love the simplicity!
What a awesome Idea. Thank you so much. Going to try it this week since this is on our menu this week anyways.
What a great idea! I love the sauce my mom makes to put on meatloaf, that was my grandmother’s recipe. I would have to add the sauce to these when ready to eat. It is a tangy mixture of apple cider vinegar, mustard, tomato sauce, and brown sugar. Everyone always wants to know the recipe for it.
Love this Idea Thank you for saving me and everyone time!! It is gonna be yummy..
Wow, this is an awesome idea. I’ve always found that when I make a meatloaf, the “slice” sometimes ends up being too much for my boys. These are the perfect size.