Mini Meatloaves And Roasted Veggies Recipes

FOIL-PACKET MINI MEATLOAVES WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Combine the beef, egg, panko, 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Add the scallions, reserving 2 tablespoons of the greens for topping. Mix well with your hands.
• Tear off four 20-inch-long sheets of foil and lightly coat with cooking spray. Toss the potatoes, carrots and parsnips with the olive oil, thyme and a big pinch each of salt and pepper in a large bowl. Divide the vegetables evenly among the prepared foil sheets, piling them on one side of the foil. Clear a spot in the middle of the vegetables for the meatloaf.
• Divide the meat mixture into 4 pieces and shape each into a 3-by-4-inch mini meatloaf on the foil. Fold the foil over the meatloaf and vegetables; fold in the edges to form a packet.
• Grill the foil packets, 10 minutes, then flip and continue grilling until the vegetables are tender and the meatloaves are cooked through, 5 to 8 more minutes. Carefully open the packets and brush the tops and sides of the meatloaves with the remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with the reserved scallion greens.

MINI MEATLOAVES AND ROASTED VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil, coat a twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine beef, onion, 1/2 cup of RAGÚ® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce, bread crumbs, egg, parsley, garlic, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper.
• Divide mixture among muffin cups, pressing meat mixture into each.
• In a large bowl toss the vegetables with oil, remaining salt and remaining pepper. Place in the baking pan. Place the baking pan and muffin cups on two separate oven racks. Bake 30 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in meat loaves registers 160 degrees F. Remove pans from oven. Remove meatloaves from muffin cups. Serve meatloaves topped with remaining warmed RAGÚ® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce with vegetables on the side, and garnish with additional chopped parsley.

SUNNY'S CHEAT SHEET MINI MEATLOAVES WITH SWEET POTATOES AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• For the meatloaves: Line a sheet pan with nonstick aluminum foil and set aside.
• Add the ground chicken to a large bowl and break it up. Set aside. Combine the basil, parsley, onion, breadcrumbs, paprika, salt, pepper, cheese, garlic, scallions, bread and egg white in a medium bowl and stir until everything is blended. Add to the chicken and gently mix with your less dominant hand, turning the bowl with the dominant hand and using your fingers on the less dominant hand as a pitchfork, folding as you go, until mixed well. Form into 4 equal parts and and place on the lined sheet pan. Form into bricks of a similar size. Set aside.
• For the meatloaf topping: Heat the pizza sauce, honey, hot sauce and plenty of black pepper in a small saucepot on medium heat until it comes to a simmer. Simmer until it reduces and thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
• For the veggies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Steam the sweet potatoes according to the package instructions, about 6 minutes. Slice into 1-inch-thick coins.
• Combine the sweet potatoes in a large bowl with the broccoli, citrus zests, garlic powder and nutmeg. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss again.
• Add the vegetables to the sheet pan with the meatloaves by placing the sweet potatoes on first, surrounding the meatloaves, then pouring over the broccoli. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove and brush the meatloaves with the topping. Spritz the vegetables with juice from the orange and lemon wedges. Continue to bake until the internal temperature of the meatloaves registers 165 degrees F, about another 15 minutes.

TURKEY MINI-MEATLOAVES WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange oven racks to accommodate two dishes being cooked simultaneously.
• Grind the bread in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a large bowl, and pour milk over crumbs.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden, about 5 minutes. Add spinach, and stir until just wilted, about 30 seconds. Transfer to bowl with soaked crumbs. Add the turkey, cheese, egg, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Combine the mixture with your hands until well mixed; it will be quite wet.
• Pack 1 cup of the mixture into a 1-cup dry measuring cup. Invert the cup onto a rimmed baking sheet, gently shaking the cup to release the mixture. Gently pat the mound to smooth its shape. Repeat three times with remaining mixture. Bake mini meatloaves until cooked through and golden, about 40 minutes.
• While the meatloaves are cooking, make the glaze: In a small bowl combine the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Brush over meatloaves.
• To make the roasted root vegetables: On a baking sheet, toss all the vegetables in the olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Add to the oven along with the meatloaves and roast for 30 to 35 minutes, stirring midway through baking. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with fresh herbs.

MINI MEAT LOAF SHEET-PAN MEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, combine eggs, tomato juice, oats, onion and salt. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into six 4x2-1/2-in. loaves; place on a sheet pan or large shallow roasting pan. Combine ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and nutmeg; brush over loaves. , Combine potatoes with 2 tablespoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Add to pan in a single layer. Bake 25 minutes., Combine asparagus with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Add to pan. Bake until a thermometer inserted into meat loaves reads 160° and vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

TURKEY MINI-MEATLOAVES WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGGIES

Steps:

• 1-Preheat oven to 375, Arrange oven racks to accommodate two dishes being cooked at the same time.
• 2- Put foil on baking sheet for easy clean up.
• 3-Prepare Veggies-Chop root vegtables to aprox 1/2" size,( flower bag ) put into a roaster bag for faster cooking.Toss all the vegtables into bag add 1tbl sp, plus 1 tsp olive oil, salt, pepper, and herbs mix well in bag. Close bag cut 3 or 4 slits in top of bag place on baking sheet.Put on bottom rack of oven.
• 4- Now,prepare Glaze- In a sm bowl combine the ketchup, worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Set aside.
• 5-In a large bowl, pour milk over bread crumbs.Set aside.
• 6- Mix turkey, cheese, egg, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Combine the mixture with your hands untill well mixed, it will be quite wet.
• 7-Heat 1 tsp oil in a large skillet, over medium heat. Add onion and cook stirring occasionally untill soft and golden. about 5 minute Add spinach and stir untill just wilted. about 30 seconds.
• ( or add 1 tbl water to pan and put lid on to wilt spinach leaves, stir a little as needed ).
• 8-Transfer spinach and onions to bowl with soaked crumbs. Add the turkey mixture. Combine with your hands untill well mixed, it will be quite wet.
• 9-Tightly pack one cup of mixture into a one cup DRY measure cup. Invert the cup onto a rimmed foil lined baking sheet, gently shaking the cup to release the mixture. Gently pat and shape the mound. Repeat three times with remaining mixture.
• 10- Spoon glaze on top of each meatloaf, let dribble down the sides.
• Put into oven on top rack. ( Veggies should already be in oven ).
• 11-Bake mini meatloaves untill cooked through and light golden ( remember turkey is lighter than hamburger ) Aprox 1 hr to 1 1/4 hr , I like mine well done ! Take meatloaves and veggies out at same time.

MINI MEATLOAVES AND CHEESY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Move oven rack to middle of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. (Set pan provided aside.)
• Stir melted margarine, 2 cups hot water, 2/3 cup milk, dry Potatoes and cheese in 1 1/2-quart casserole or ovenproof bowl until well blended (mixture will be thin). Mix beef, 1/4 cup milk, egg and Seasoning mix in medium bowl until blended. Press beef mixture into 12 ungreased regular-size muffin cups, each 3/4 full.
• Bake potatoes and mini meatloaves uncovered 30 to 35 minutes or until meatloaves are no longer pink in centers. Meanwhile, stir together corn and 2 tablespoons water in reserved paper pan; cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on High 7 to 11 minutes or to desired tenderness, stirring halfway through cook time. Drain and season to taste.
• Carefully remove meatloaves and potatoes from oven. Cut off corner of Tomato Sauce Topping pouch, using scissors. Squeeze and spread topping evenly over top of each meatloaf. Serve mini meatloaves and potatoes with corn.

MINI HONEY-MUSTARD MEATLOAVES WITH ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Brush a rimmed baking sheet with oil. In a small bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons mustard and ketchup.
• In a medium bowl, combine beef, egg, panko, 1/2 cup cheddar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and teaspoon pepper. Form into four 2-by-4-inch loaves; place on baking sheet. Brush with mustard mixture; top with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar. On another rimmed baking sheet, toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer meatloaves to upper rack of oven, and place potatoes on lower rack. Bake until loaves are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheets after 10 minutes. Remove loaves from oven; continue to roast potatoes until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together remaining tablespoon oil, remaining teaspoon mustard, and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Add lettuce to bowl, and toss. Serve meatloaves with potatoes and salad.