Easy Mini Meat Loaves with Tomato Sauce

Easy Mini Meat Loaves with Tomato Sauce
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Easy Mini Meat Loaves with Tomato Sauce a try. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 161 calories, 20g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of egg, string cheese, style panko bread crumbs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

1
HEAT oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir bread crumbs and 1 cup of the cooking sauce until well mixed; let stand 5 minutes.
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CUT twelve 1/2-inch pieces from cheese sticks (store remaining portion of cheese stick for another use). Set aside.
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Add beef, egg, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper to bread crumb mixture until well mixed.
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SPRAY six (6-oz) custard cups or regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. Divide beef mixture evenly among cups (cups will be very full). Push 2 pieces of cheese into center of each loaf.
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Place custard cups on cookie sheet to catch any spillover.
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BAKE about 25 minutes or until thermometer inserted in center of loaves reads 160°F.
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HEAT remaining sauce until hot. Immediately remove loaves from muffin pan; spoon heated sauce over loaves.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In30 m.
Servings6
Health Score5
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