Mini Meatloaves

Because Doug likes meatloaf, we had Mini  Meatloaves for dinner tonight!

Ingredients:

• 1 egg 
• 3/4 cup milk 
• 1.25 teaspoons salt 
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 2 ounces quick cooking oats (instant oatmeal)
• 5 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
    
• 1.25 pounds ground beef
    
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar 
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.  Spray a mini meatloaf pan with cooking spray.
   (Or use a muffin pan.)
3. In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk, and spices. 
4. Stir in oatmeal.
   (Let soak for a minute or so while you dice the cheese so the oatmeal absorbs some of the milk.)
5. Stir in cheese until well mixed.
6. Stir in the ground beef until well mixed.
7. Use a knife to section the meatloaf into 8 even pieces.
8. Form each piece into one of the mini meatloaf wells.
   (Or make 10 to 12 muffin pan size meatloaves.)
9. Mix together the ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard for a topping.
10. Spread a rounded tablespoon or so of topping over each meatloaf.
11. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes.
    
    
    
    
12. Remove from oven after 25 minutes, move each meatloaf to a foil covered cookie sheet. Cook another 20 minutes. (This helps drain off the grease.)
    
    
    

Carole's Notes:

We liked this! This may be my favorite ever meat loaf recipe. (Ok, I have not made many meat loaves before.) I liked that the topping was not too sweet, and the draining step so they did not seem too greasy. I will make this for Doug again.

The recipe is lightly adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/15715/mini-meatloaves/