Turkey Mini Meat Loaves

Ingredients:
Cooking spray
1/2 cup chopped onion
6 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
8 ounces ground turkey breast
8 tablespoons ketchup, divided
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese


Turkey Mini Meat Loaf pictured above plated on top Smoky Potato Pancake. (See below post for the recipe to the potato pancakes.)

Meatloaf is the probably the last thing I would normally cook in my home. As a matter of fact, I can't remember EVER eating meatloaf before in my life until I tried this recipe. I guess it's true, that taste-buds change every 7 years. This is a good recipe... I keep telling myself not to go to the fridge and have another bite of it! I used large muffin tins so Michael and I were satisfied after each having one.
I decided to try this after visiting a friend's food blog. This is one that I will return to for years... So thank you, Alaina! I've cooked it twice now and just realized it originated from a Cooking Light recipe. And you all know that I love me some Cooking Light recipes!

I think both cooking it in muffin tins and the fact there is so much cheese it what helps this recipe work well without eggs. I also made my own breadcrumbs from wheat-free bread. Click one of the links above if you would like to use eggs.

Cooking Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until lightly browned.

Combine onion, breadcrumbs, turkey, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese and 6 tbs ketchup in large bowl. Distribute meat mixture into muffin cups coated with cooking spray; place muffin tin on a baking sheet. Brush remaining ketchup over meat loaf tops. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165°.

Top with mozzarella and put in oven again until it is melted and serve!