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turkey meatloaf muffins on plate with mashed potatoes

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins


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  • Author: Tara Smithson
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

This turkey meatloaf muffins recipe is simple to make, delicious and so fun to eat. The meatloaf glaze melts over the muffins with perfection!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 lbs ground turkey (85/15 will be more juicy, but 93/7 is good too)
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 pieces of white sandwich bread
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, minced
  • 1/2 cup onion, minced
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs

For the Meatloaf Glaze

  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and generously spray a 12 count muffin pan with cooking spray.
  2. Start by chopping up the onion and parsley.
  3. In a medium sized bowl, add the sandwich bread and pour the milk over the slices. Allow this to soak for a few minutes, then pinch up the mixture. It looks kind of like mush and that's totally fine.
  4. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl.
  5. In a large bowl, add in the ground turkey. Then add in the egg, sandwich bread and milk mixture, onion, parsley, minced garlic, panko bread crumbs, 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  6. Use your hands to incorporate the mixture together. We do NOT want to over mix the mixture or it will result in a drier texture. Just mix enough to blend ingredients together.
  7. Using a large cookie scooper or your hands, make large balls of the mixture and transfer them one by one into the muffin pan. Set aside and make the meatloaf glaze.
  8. In a medium bowl, whisk together apple cider vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire.
  9. At this point, separate 1/3 of the mixture into a small bowl to use at the end of cooking. Set aside. Since we will dipping a brush onto raw meat, I like to reserve a safe batch because I need more sauce at the end. I like it saucy!
  10. Using the original glaze bowl, dunk a brush into the glaze and really lather it over the meatloaf muffins. Use it all up.
  11. Bake the muffins at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Pull out from the oven, and add the remaining glaze. Pop back into the oven for an additional 10 minutes.
  12. At the end of cooking, check it with a meat thermometer to be sure it has reached 160 degrees.
  13. Allow the muffins to cool for 10 minutes before serving. YUMMY!!!

Notes

Important: Bake the muffins on a top rack and put a cookie sheet on the lower rack. This will catch any of the fat that drips over, or the glaze. It shouldn't be too much, but I don't want it on the bottom of your oven. 

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cooling Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American