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Not sure I am ready for Monday this week. We had a busy weekend getting stuff done around the house, as well as a trip to Costco. We are having a Super Bowl party next weekend, so we had to stock up on a few things, as well as get a few repairs done at home. Saturday afternoon turned into an impromptu faucet replacement in a bathroom. No damage was done, so that is good, but still not exactly what I had in mind for the weekend.
So Monday, it is here no matter what. That means grocery shopping and meal planning for me. Do you do a meal plan for the week? I try to plan 5 meals for the week, which leaves 1 night for leftovers, and 1 night to go out. It works well for us, and I think it saves a ton of money on groceries in the long run. These little muffins cups should get put into your meal plan, sooner rather than later. They are filled with good for your ingredients, are quick to throw together, are a big crowd pleaser, and the leftovers are good too!
These are kind of like meatloaf or meatballs made in muffin tins, only way better. They have ground turkey, oats, and quinoa in them. I top them with marinara sauce and cheese, so they have an Italian twist. They are great with a salad or roasted veggies for a healthy dinner. My 7 year old likes to have extra marinara sauce on his plate to dip them in, and maybe an extra sprinkle of Parmesan cheese as well.
Turkey Meatloaf Muffins
Ingredients
Turkey Meatloaf Muffins
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Topping
- 3/4 cup marinara sauce
- 3/4 cup Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º F. Prepare a 12 cup muffin tin with non stick spray, or liners.
- Mix all of the ingredients for the turkey meatloaf muffins together in a large bowl.1 pound lean ground turkey, 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup onion, 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Scoop about 1/4 cup of the meat mixture into each muffin cup.
- Using your fingers or the back of a spoon put a small indentation into the top of each muffin cup.
- Put 1 Tablespoon of marinara sauce into each indentation.3/4 cup marinara sauce
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the muffin cups are cooked through. You want the internal temperature to be 165º F.
- Top each muffin cup with abut 1 Tablespoon of cheese.3/4 cup Mozzarella cheese
- Return to the oven, and bake until the cheese is melted.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What a fun dinner to have – everything all packed into one cute cup! Delish!
These sound so good. Pinning to make them soon.
I am slowing converting my husband to a quinoa fan and I’m almost positive he could get behind this idea. They look awesome!
What a great way to make meatballs and I like the ground turkey it’s just better for you, nice job!
What a cute, fun idea! For sure, I will try this recipe! Glad the repair wasn’t something major. Still, when things happen like that, it really throws a wrench to your weekend. Not that you’re not busy enough already…
Me too, I plan our meals ahead as well; usually by the week. Sometimes, I even do batch cooking on the weekends so that our week days are more relaxed. Come home from work, and find most of our food prepared already. But of course, it’s not always 100% foolproof. There are just days when I feel lazy or we have some kind of major plans on the weekend that prevents me from cooking large batches.
I meal plan on Friday and then buy groceries on Sat for the entire next week but I always somehow run out of food. It’s so bad.
Anyway, these muffins cups – YES PLEASE! I love incorporating quinoa into my diet so this here is just perfect!
Wow, healthy and delicious! Love the use of the muffin pan here. 🙂
can’t wait to try these!
Wow – I’m wondering how these would freeze. They’d be great to have on hand for lunches.
I think they would freeze beautifully. I often freeze meatballs, and these are very similar, so I can’t see why it wouldn’t work.
I love that these are baked in muffin tins! I try to plan meals for the week too, but with a few more days of leftovers. (It’s the benefit of it just being me and my husband, I guess.) Adding these to next week’s line-up!