Meat Loaf and Potato Cupcakes

Try a fun new way to serve meat loaf and mashed potatoes! Check out the time-saving tips to make this a rush hour recipe.

Ingredients

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1

Heat oven to 375°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
2

In 2-quart saucepan, make 1 pouch potatoes as directed on box. Stir in cheese. Set aside.
3

In large bowl, mix meat loaf mixture ingredients. Press about 3 tablespoons meat mixture in each muffin cup.
4

In small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients except parsley. Spread about 2 teaspoons sauce over meat loaf mixture in each muffin cup. Place potato mixture in decorating bag fitted with #847 or desired tip. Pipe potatoes on cupcakes (or just spread on with a spoon).
5

Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in centre of cupcake reads 160°F. Sprinkle with parsley; serve immediately.

Success : Make sure to use extra-lean ground beef so there is less fat in foil baking cups after baking.
Time-Saver: Skip the homemade sauce and just use, ketchup or barbecue sauce.
Time-Saver : Skip the potato piping. Just spoon the potatoes over the sauce.