Instead of putting your meatloaf in a loaf pan put it in a muffin tin. It only takes 20 minutes to cook that way and is much less greasy. Another tip I just figured out; it was kinda a mess after cooking them this way, so I used some of these thin metal liners that come with cupcake liners. I used the cupcake liners awhile back and saved the outer metal ones, figuring I might find a use for them one day. Well I now have one. Cleanup was a breeze because there was none.
By Christi from Paducah, KY
More Crispy Parts
My sister starting doing this because everyone fought over the crispy end pieces, now with the muffin loaves, everyone gets a crispy piece.
By Regina
Great for Freezing
I've been cooking my meatloaf in the larger muffin size pans now for about 3-4 years. It's so much easier. After they're cooled, I pop them in a big ziploc or freezer container and in the freezer they go, until I'm ready for some of them. I usually make several pans of them, so I have plenty for lots of meals. Just bring out how many I need for a quick meal, a few minutes in the microwave and they're ready! There's nothing faster than that!
My husband and I love meat loaf. There are just the two of us now so I bake my meat loaf in a muffin pan. I quick freeze the ones leftover and put them in a ziplock bag. When I want meat loaf I take out how many I want.
By Hazel Rabenaldt
Microwave Muffins
To shorten the cooking time of meat loaf, bake individual servings in a muffin pan. The smaller portions of the meat mixture cook more rapidly than a single loaf. To save even more time, use a microwave-safe muffin pan and cook your meatloaf muffins in the microwave!
By M. Day, Ohio
Meatloaf Muffins Recipe
Another time saving tip is this yummy and easy meatloaf recipe.
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
1 box savory herbs stove top stuffing
2 eggs
1 cup of water
Directions
Mix all together and put into muffin tins & bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
If you'll make a little hollow in each muffin when you put it in the pan, you can make either Mexican or Italian meatloaf muffins by adding salsa and cheddar or spaghetti sauce and mozarella in the last ten minutes. It's especially nice if you mix mexican spices or italian spices into the meat mixture before you bake.
I have made meatloaf using stove top stuffing but instead of water, used dry (cheap!) red wine to soak the stuffing first then added to the meat & eggs. Very, very good! Freezes well, retains good flavor.
I make meat loaf with about a pound of ground beef, two slices of white bread (torn into small pieces) and all the spices and seasonings. Then I pat it into a 9 inch glass pie plate. It bakes in 20 or 30 minutes at 350*. This is perfect for 2 or 3 people.
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