Ok, so I’m a sucker for this meatloaf muffins recipe! We’ve made our quick meatloaf recipe of course year after year but sometimes it’s nice to change things up a bit. Add some bread and cheese to just about anything and it makes it that much better right??!!

How Long to Cook Meatloaf in Muffin Tin

I shared How Long to Cook Meatloaf in a loaf pan (which is the normal way to do it) but when my girls were younger they were all about fun food and what was CUTE. If they could pick it up they would eat it, no matter what. And I loved it because they were done in just 15 minutes.

We combined our favorite Ninja Foodi meatloaf recipe, made them into meatballs instead, and packed all the flavors of a meatball sub inside a muffin cup…delicious. You can wrap them in a biscuit or leave plain and pipe mashed potatoes on top instead. Both mini meatloaf muffin ways are so fun.

Ingredient Notes

In general 1 pound of ground beef will fill 6 cups full so you can plan accordingly as far as how many people you are serving. I have a recipe below you can use to make homemade meatball recipe without breadcrumbs but you can certainly use your own combination if you have a secret family recipe for those as well.

Can you use ground turkey?

Yes you can swap out the meat to make the filling for sure. I have made turkey meatloaf in the past and yes it is lower in fat but that means less flavor and the texture is a bit off, not as tender, but yes possible.

Love how your Lipton Onion Soup Meatloaf Recipe comes out? Use that and just divide the hunk of meat into smaller pieces to fit inside each hole in your tin. I mean it tastes the same, yes, but it cuts down the cooking time and the edges will get crispy delicious too!

I like to add some Worcestershire sauce with an egg to add moisture to the mix and add flavor too.

And breadcrumbs will help it to stay together. Use homemade or a container of them. You can make Meatloaf Without Breadcrumbs instead too.

Now we have also made spicy meatloaf which gives the meat a real kick that we love. The sauce is mainly what gives it some heat which you can easily adjust since that is made homemade.

Wrapped in Biscuits (Option)

If you wanted to add a biscuit hugged on the outside that is fun too. You would need a tube of Pillsbury biscuits to do that. I would make a pan full of both and see which your family prefers honestly. You would need this in addition to the meat;

2 packages or rolls of refrigerated large biscuits
I like to put some grated parmesan cheese in between the biscuit and the meat
1 tbsp spaghetti sauce per serving

You don’t have to include the refrigerated biscuits we wrapped them in. If you wanted a low carb version, just put about 1/2 cup of mixture into each hole. It depends on what I have on hand as to which way I make it. Yes I do make loaves the “usual way” too but I love that these bake in a fraction of the time.

With this method I cook them 75% of the way because they will continue to cook once they are in your biscuit as well. Use your mom’s recipe, our spicy version or Stove Top Stuffing Meatloaf. I know it is easier to understand how to make something if you see it with your own eyes so here is a quick rundown of how you make this easy meatloaf muffin recipe.

Serve it with a side salad and you’re good to go, or serve them as an appetizer at a party or potluck…they’re a hit at those! If you love this muffin tin dinner idea, you should give our chicken pot pie muffins a whirl too!

This is meat loaf muffin tin recipe is super quick and easy to bake in about 15 minutes. Kids love this recipe because they can pick up their dinner and that just makes things “fun”. Once you cook all things mini they will ask for more like the savory pies above.

What to do with leftovers

If you do have some left you can use them in other recipes. Use our leftover meatloaf recipes to find one you want to try with it. You will need to remove the breading and just save the protein inside for these but it works great for casseroles, adding into rice and more.