I love the ease of preparing meatloaf! I don’t always love the amount of baking time required to bake a full meatloaf though so I usually try to bake it in much smaller portions.
Enter the meatloaf muffin!
I’ve done them lots of times with my regular beef meatloaf recipe but today, I’m sharing my newest meatloaf fascination: chicken parmesan meatloaf!
What you’ll need:
1 lb ground chicken
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, very finely minced OR grated
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
4 oz fresh mozzarella, cut into cubes
1/2 cup marinara sauce
Let’s make it!
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
2) In a small skillet, pour 1 tsp olive oil and heat to medium. Add onion and garlic and lightly sauté for 1-2 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
3) In a large bowl, mix ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, onion mixtures, dried herbs, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup grated parmesan together. Gently mix with hands.
4) Fill each muffin cup about 1/3 full with meat mixture. Place one cube of fresh mozzarella in each muffin cup. Then, evenly divide the remaining meat mixture on top of the mozzarella.
5) Cover the top of each “muffin” with marinara sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
6) Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until fully cooked.
What is your favorite type of meatloaf?
I may have to try these! I love chicken for meatloaf and meatballs.
These look delicious and fun. I was this on the Sugar Bee link party. I am new at blogging and linking and stuff. But I love all the ideas out there! I will be back!
ah looks SOOO GOOD!!!
Oh this is great! Good for the freezer too! I’m so going to use this. I’d love to have you link this us to Titus 2 Tuesday this week on Cornerstone Confessions.. I hope to see you there.
Kathy
These sound amazing! I often bake meatloaf in muffin pans, too. So much easier! Pinning 🙂
Yum!
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These look delicious. I have a link party on Wednesdays, and I would love it if you would link this and any other posts. It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party. It runs from Wednesday to Sundays.
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I hope to see you there. Have a great Day.
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Great idea! Thanks for sharing via Christina’s Adventures…I’ll be visiting often!
What a great recipe share! Visiting from Pintastic Monday – Pinned and I plan on trying these! Hope you’re off to a great week! Cheers!
Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing. I like the cupcake pan idea.
How cute! I actually made almost the same recipe last night, but in a big loaf pan. So good!
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Wow, this looks awesome. I’m definitely making these tonight!
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Yum, this looks great! Thanks for sharing, I pinned it 🙂
Brilliant! This is going on the weekly menu! Thanks 😉
I’ve never used Chicken for meatloaf but these look delish! I love that you used muffin cups too. Perfect for little ones. Thanks for sharing 🙂
what a great idea to make these in muffin pans, my kids would love this, thanks!
I have done this, too, putting the meatloaf into the cupcake tins. It always works great, and they are great for freezing, too. There are so many baked goods that can be prepared this way, even cakes. Baking time can vary. Thanks!
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hhhmmm, never thought of adding meatloaf and chicken together
My favorite Meat Loaf is regular Meat Loaf.. with mashed potatoes.. yummy but this chicken meat loaf looks delish
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Regular meatloaf is definitely delicious! 🙂
Yum these look like a delicious way to make meatloaf different!
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This would be perfect for our family. Only a couple of people in our family like meatloaf so having it made in individual servings would be an excellent way to serve it!
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Now this is right up my ally. I am totally addicted to cooking things in muffin tins! This is unique and looks SO good! Thanks 😉
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I love the size of the little meatloafs. I know that kids would really appreciate them! Great combination of flavors too!
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This is such a good idea for me because I have a small appetite and never want to make a whole meatloaf for myself. I could freeze them. nom nom, thank you!
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Great recip. I am going to try this!
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Ooh yum! I love tiny minis like this. Great for my 4yo too!
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These look great. I’m pinning this. I bet the kids would love it for lunch.
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Thanks! These would make an awesome lunch option.
That looks amazing! I’m pinning this.
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Thanks so much!
This is such a coincidence to me. I make meatloaf in cupcake wrappers and my teenie bopper has been asking me to make it for a week.
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Isn’t it funny how kids love things in muffin form?
Thanks for the recipe. Pinned. Often my hubby makes mini meat loaves. We bought a mini meat loaf pan. We all love them mini. Next time I will try my cupcake pan…these look tasty!
Mini loaves are a great idea too.
YUmmm..this looks amazing and soo simple; I love to bake my meatballs in the oven, too.. They taste amazing and I don’t have to keep an eye on them..Thanks for sharing, this is a twist and I will give it a try
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Oh, I love baked meatballs.
These look amazing. I make my meatloaf like this sometimes.
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Thanks!
Pinned for my next freezer cooking day!
YAY! Hope you enjoy them.
I have never thought of making meatloaf this way but this is actually a perfect serving for me.
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We love meatloaf served single serving size like this.
those look great and so Delicious 🙂
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Thanks! These are a favorite in our house.
Can I make with ground turkey? I have everything but the ground chicken. :(. I don’t want regular meatloaf. I want this!! With the marinara and mozzarella cheese. Will turkey be ok, or no?
Yes I think turkey would work fine. Both meats are mild enough in flavor to interchange in this dish.