When I was growing up I was convinced that my mom was the best cook ever whenever she made herfamous meatloaf! You see, this wasn’t any ordinary meatloaf….No, her meatloaf was so good, that I honestly had to refrain myself from getting a 3rd or 4th helping! When I got married, I only asked my mom for a few specific recipes of hers, one of them being the meatloaf she made us when we were growing up. You can imagine how surprised I was when I read the recipe card titled, “Martha Stewart Meatloaf!” Oh my, all along, it was Martha’s recipe….But, that was all right with me, because having my busy mom cook for us while we were little means more to me than if Martha herself stood cooking a meal in our kitchen!
This recipe was inspired by Martha’s wonderfully famous meatloaf, but I re-created it into a much healthier version. I also made them ‘mini’ so they are great for on-the-go meals, and are kid-friendly, (and hey…It’s great for portion control too!) I hope you enjoy the healthy spin on this melt in your mouth meatloaf as much as my family and I do!
26 Comments
Allison said:
Mini meatloafs are a fave! They acutally inspired us to start doing the same thing with stuffing on Thanksgiving- love the crispy edges!
Sarah White said:
Sounds really good!.
Side note- you forgot to put onion in the instructions. I assume you chop it with the carrots and red bell peppers.
Krissy's Creations said:
Mini Meatloaf! Adorable & delicious!
Jen@FoodFamilyFitness said:
Only 2PP+ per mini?! Sold!!!
Divya Yadava said:
First time visiting your blog – came here from Foodgawker. Loving the mini-meatloaf idea. It’s a great way to do portion control… Going to browse around some more now…
Memoria said:
I made this with oats instead of breadcrumbs along with celery and 2 cloves of garlic. My mother and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
Trieste said:
This morning I heated up a mini meatloaf and chopped it in with scrambled egg whites, drizzled with maple syrup and had a wonderful breakfast! It was probably a good thing that I ran out of ketchup when making the meatloaf – not sure how syrup and ketchup would taste together. But as it was, it was delicious! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
cca said:
just happened upon your blog and so glad i did! love all of your recipes and cant wait to try them!
Lisa Perez said:
Hi Katie!
I love you’re blog. I especially love all the healthy recipes. I’ve never made my husband meatloaf before (he’s from Costa Rica) and he hears about it all the time from friends. But I was hesitant to make something packed with so many calories and sugar! Until I happened on your recipe :D and the mini ones are perfect because he can have more portions and I can watch mine better :D.
Quick question for you – I’ve heard of replacing the breadcrumbs with quinoa, but in our to do that, how many cups of breadcrumbs do you think the two slices are? Thanks!
Lisa Perez
Donna said:
I made this this today and everyone loved it! I especially because I’m trying to cook healthier. Only thing I did differently was I used half ketchup and half chili sauce along with the bbq sauce and mustard for the glaze and I loved it! Wish I could bottle it up for next time lol
Def will be making this again,thanks!
Donna
Carey G said:
Happened across you site through Pinterest, it’s great!
I’m wondering how much breadcrumbs result from the 2 pieces of bread? It’s the only ingredient I’m missing and I have regular breadcrumbs but have NO IDEA how much to substitute.
Thanks so much!
Jana L. said:
I just made these for dinner and they are delicious! So juicy and flavorful! These will definitely be replacing the ground turkey and stovetop stuffing recipe in my kitchen!
Thank you for creating such a wonderful website and sharing your recipes!
Nathan Sarlow said:
Tried this last night – it’s awesome!
I actually once heard an old Italian lady say to never use breadcrumbs in meatballs but to tear bread apart and soak it in milk for a few minutes. SInce I didn’t have my food processor handy I tried this and just chopped the veggies by hand. I’ll definitely be making this again!
Emily Call said:
Just made these for dinner tonight! Baked exactly as directed and turned out perfect! There are only 2 of us eating, so it made lots of leftovers that I will freeze for a busy night. Thanks Katie!
Mary G said:
If you wanted to serve these as appetizers at a party, how would you suggest preparing them ahead of time. Thanks.
Dashing Dish said:
possibly making the meatloaves and storing in the fridge until ready to bake (no more than 24 hrs in advance though)
Danelle said:
Is there a way around using a food processor? I don’t have one but would love to try this recipe!
Dannie said:
I made these using aluminum cupcake cups. Does that make a difference? The fat from the meat had no where to go and was sitting it grease. They were great tasting but I had to remove them from cups. How do I remedy this for next time?
Melissa said:
I would like to make these tonight but 2 questions: If you substitute oats for the bread crumbs, how much should I measure? Also, can I eliminate the BBQ sauce? Thank you!!
Dashing Dish said:
just measure same amt of oats as the bredcrumbs….and yes you can eliminate it…to replace moisture you could add sugar free ketchup if you want!
Katie Farrell said:
thanks sarah! :)
Katie Farrell said:
yes so true allison! :) i love mini anything!
Katie Farrell said:
thanks divya! :)
Katie Farrell said:
thanks so much claire! :) glad you did too!
Katie Farrell said:
Haha.. sounds good trieste! :)