kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes

houseforjoy · 01-04-2011, 02:08 PM

what do you put in your meatballs /mini meatloafs (like when you put them in a muffin tin)

need some ideas, since i feel like doing something different. i don't need *exact* recipes, just a general ingredient list unless you put something in in an unexpected amount.... like if you list garlic, i would put in a a few cloves, but if you mean garlic as like the secret ingred and put in 10 cloves then list it if that makes sense!!

jujubnme · 01-04-2011, 02:17 PM

Dh won't eat meatloaf, but ds loves this very basic version:

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/mini-m...es/Detail.aspx

(except I've never added the cheese)

houseforjoy · 01-04-2011, 02:41 PM

that is actually way different then what i do! thanks!!

StumblinMama · 01-04-2011, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jujubnme

Dh won't eat meatloaf, but ds loves this very basic version:

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/mini-m...es/Detail.aspx

(except I've never added the cheese)

This is very similar to how I do it

I usually use breadcrumbs instead of oats, and I add a little bit of balsamic vinegar to the ketchup/mustard/brown sugar glaze. The cheese makes it extra yummy and moist.

AngelaVA · 01-04-2011, 02:57 PM

I need to read this thread too, I rarely make meatloaf because my kids dislike it so much!

Apple-Saucy · 01-04-2011, 02:58 PM

Meat Loaf-Chopped Green Pepper, Onion, Garlic, and Carrot (yeah CARROT) and sometimes Spinach if I'm feeling like an Evil Genius

Saute it all together until tender. Allow to cool before adding to Lean ground turkey, I mix in a handful or so of oats, and an egg to hold everything together. Deposit into whatever size loaf I desire and then top with either Ketchup or Tomato paste...whichever I have on hand.

Meatballs-Palmful of Dried "italian style" herbs, saute'd onion and garlic, bread crumbs and egg. Mix with Lean ground turkey (I haven't bought red meat in years) I use a medium cookie scoop from PC to make meat balls and cook them in the oven on a sheet pan.

houseforjoy · 01-05-2011, 11:00 AM

well i used the allrecipe and everyone loved it!

i do actually usually put some veggies in it but i started feeling really sick yesterday so i decided to just do it as is. meatloaf is usually a very good medium for putting all kinds of stuff, like the meat version of a smoothie

StumblinMama · 01-05-2011, 11:03 AM

Glad it turned out well! I'm going to have to make a meatloaf this week after reading this thread.

MomtoJGJ · 01-05-2011, 11:04 AM

it's late, but I'll post what I do

mix salsa, garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper and an egg (all to taste except the egg) add in about 1/2 cup or so of oats, more if more salsa
add in 1.5lbs ground turkey and bake

when it's time to eat I liberally apply ketchup and bake again for 15 minutes.

I have added in all sorts of veggies, but that's my basic recipe.

Amber · 01-05-2011, 11:10 AM

I made Pioneer Woman's BBQ meatballs last night and it was declared the yummiest meal ever by both boys

01-04-2011, 02:08 PM	#1
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes what do you put in your meatballs /mini meatloafs (like when you put them in a muffin tin) need some ideas, since i feel like doing something different. i don't need exact recipes, just a general ingredient list unless you put something in in an unexpected amount.... like if you list garlic, i would put in a a few cloves, but if you mean garlic as like the secret ingred and put in 10 cloves then list it if that makes sense!! __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

01-04-2011, 02:17 PM	#2
jujubnme Rose Garden Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. (James 3:18) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,493	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes Dh won't eat meatloaf, but ds loves this very basic version: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/mini-m...es/Detail.aspx (except I've never added the cheese) __________________ ANDREA wife to my awesome dh since 8/2000 - mom to my sweet jujube ds since 9/2001 all INFPs, living in harmonious chaos. GLORY be to God for dappled things--- ... All things counter, original, spare, strange; Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?) With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him. GERARD MANLY HOPKINS

01-04-2011, 02:41 PM	#3
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes that is actually way different then what i do! thanks!! __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

01-04-2011, 02:57 PM	#5
AngelaVA Rose Garden Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 11,512	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes I need to read this thread too, I rarely make meatloaf because my kids dislike it so much! __________________ Wife to David since July 2005, Mama to Genevieve born June 2006 and to Gabrielle born February 2009

01-04-2011, 02:58 PM	#6
Apple-Saucy Deactivated Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In my Pants Posts: 12,181	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes Meat Loaf-Chopped Green Pepper, Onion, Garlic, and Carrot (yeah CARROT) and sometimes Spinach if I'm feeling like an Evil Genius Saute it all together until tender. Allow to cool before adding to Lean ground turkey, I mix in a handful or so of oats, and an egg to hold everything together. Deposit into whatever size loaf I desire and then top with either Ketchup or Tomato paste...whichever I have on hand. Meatballs-Palmful of Dried "italian style" herbs, saute'd onion and garlic, bread crumbs and egg. Mix with Lean ground turkey (I haven't bought red meat in years) I use a medium cookie scoop from PC to make meat balls and cook them in the oven on a sheet pan.

01-05-2011, 11:00 AM	#7
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes well i used the allrecipe and everyone loved it! i do actually usually put some veggies in it but i started feeling really sick yesterday so i decided to just do it as is. meatloaf is usually a very good medium for putting all kinds of stuff, like the meat version of a smoothie __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

01-05-2011, 11:03 AM	#8
StumblinMama Deactivated Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. Ps 13:12 NLT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Where the magnolias are blooming Posts: 14,483	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes Glad it turned out well! I'm going to have to make a meatloaf this week after reading this thread.

01-05-2011, 11:04 AM	#9
MomtoJGJ Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11,787	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes it's late, but I'll post what I do mix salsa, garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper and an egg (all to taste except the egg) add in about 1/2 cup or so of oats, more if more salsa add in 1.5lbs ground turkey and bake when it's time to eat I liberally apply ketchup and bake again for 15 minutes. I have added in all sorts of veggies, but that's my basic recipe.

01-05-2011, 11:10 AM	#10
Amber Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The rainy side of Washington. Posts: 18,232	Re: kid friendly meatballs/mini meat loaf recipes I made Pioneer Woman's BBQ meatballs last night and it was declared the yummiest meal ever by both boys __________________ Amber ISFJ Wife to my wonderful DH And keeper of the boys Big M (6/03) Forever ours Dec 2012 C (6/04), Little M (10/05) Forever ours Dec 2012 K (5/06) Missing our foster daughter Miss A

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