Three Cheese Meatloaf Mini Tarts Recipes

MINI MEATLOAVES - 3 VARIATIONS - KRAFT FOOD AND FAMILY MAGAZINE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix ground beef, stuffing mix, water, and the powder ingredient from the variation you chose.
• Press into 12 muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray.
• Make an indentation in center of each meatloaf. With spoon fill indentation with sauce (from chosen variation).
• Bake 30 min or until cooked through. Top with cheese, continue baking 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

ITALIAN MINI MEAT LOAVES WITH MAC AND THREE CHEESES

Steps:

• Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place meat in a bowl. Make a well in meat. Fill well with egg, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup cheese, peppers, onions, garlic, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Mix meat and breading and form 4 individual oval meat loaves, 1-inch thick. Coat loaves with extra-virgin olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet. Roast 18 to 20 minutes.
• When the pasta water boils, salt water and add pasta. Cook until slightly undercooked ? pasta will continue to cook when combined with cheese sauce.
• Melt butter in a saucepan and add flour. Whisk in milk. Bring to a bubble. Thicken milk, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cheeses: Cheddar, asiago, 1/2 cup Parmesan and black pepper. Stir to melt cheeses. Drain pasta and combine with melted cheese sauce and transfer to a flameproof baking dish or casserole. Place bread crumbs in a bowl and add extra-virgin olive oil and herbs to bread crumbs. Top pasta with bread crumbs. Place under a broiler and brown bread crumbs. Serve cheese and pasta alongside meat loaf.

LI'L CHEDDAR MEAT LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk egg and milk. Stir in the cheese, oats, onion and salt. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 8 loaves; place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard; spoon over loaves. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°.

THREE CHEESE MEATLOAF MINI TARTS

Steps:

• 1. Mix the ground beef, onion, garlic, bread crumbs, paprika, and salt and pepper together in a bowl. Mix the eggs and milk together then mix it into the ground beef mixture.
• 2. Mix in the Mozzerella and Swiss cheese. Press equal amounts into the mini tart pans.
• 3. Preheat oven 350 degrees.l Bake for 10 minutes then add the Parmesan cheese to the top of the meatloaf tarts and bake another 10 minutes.
• 4. garnish with fresh basil