Muffin tin meal prep meets cheesy delicious cheeseburger deliciousness with these Cheeseburger Meatloaf Minis! Instant portioning and jam packed with much more nutrition than a take out burger!
Muffin tin meal prep is the best! Portioning is a dream, and a tray is usually more than a couple servings made all at once. Win-Win.
Brad has been making his own bacon and BBQ sauce "meat muffins", and I thought, awesome, but needed a version that was more my style. His have ground pork, and bacon, and BBQ sauce. Mine have ground turkey, quinoa, and all the tastiness of a cheeseburger!
His and Hers meatloaf minis. LOL.
Cheese, pickles, mustard, and onions..... all of the right players came to play on this one! I added quinoa too... because quinoa = protein and I am always trying to get more protein in!
The recipe as written is just for the cheeseburger meatloaf minis, but you can add any sides you like to make it a complete meal prep lunch.
You might be thinking the pickles are strange. woah woah woah. First, we can't be friends if you are not down with pickles. Second, they add a crunch and a bit of salt to really make this feel like a cheeseburger. I mean if I can get away with putting dill pickles in soup (that is right here), then surely I can get away with this too!
So, are you game for some muffin tin meal prep?
Cheeseburger Meatloaf Minis
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey or ground chicken
- ½ cup cubed cheddar cheese
- ½ cup chopped pickles
- ¼ cup diced onion
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp mustard
- ½ cup cooked quinoa
- 1 whole egg
- pinch salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and gently combine.
- Divide the mixture into a greased muffin tin. This recipe makes 10-12 mini meatloaf cups, depending on how big you make them.
- Bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
- Eat warm right away, or let cool and divide into meal prep containers for lunches!
Nutrition
So, there you have it, all the flavor of a cheeseburger, but now with a whole lot more protein and portability!
Cindy K. says
They look delicious! Definitely going to try them. Do you know if they would freeze well?
Steph says
They do!
Danielle says
Ok, these look amazing. Love that their made with turkey or chicken to make them leaner. So excited to try them!