{"id":1565,"date":"2026-02-03T14:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:54:15","slug":"cheesy-stuffed-meatloaf-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/cheesy-stuffed-meatloaf-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf Bites<\/h2>\n<p>Juicy, cheesy, and perfectly bite-sized! These mini meatloaf bites are stuffed with melted cheese and baked until golden\u2014great for dinner, parties, or meal prep.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground beef<br \/>\n<em>(or a mix of beef and pork)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon ketchup<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mozzarella or cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional topping:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extra ketchup or BBQ sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>180\u00b0C \/ 350\u00b0F<\/strong>. Lightly grease a muffin tin or line it with parchment cups.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, mix the ground meat, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, milk, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, Italian seasoning, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce until just combined.<\/li>\n<li>Take a small portion of the meat mixture and flatten it in your hand.<\/li>\n<li>Place a cube of cheese in the center, then wrap the meat around it and roll into a ball.<\/li>\n<li>Place each meatball into the muffin tin.<\/li>\n<li>If desired, brush or spoon a little ketchup or BBQ sauce on top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, until cooked through and lightly browned.<\/li>\n<li>Let rest for a few minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Ideas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve with mashed potatoes or roasted vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Great with a dipping sauce (ketchup, BBQ, or garlic sauce)<\/li>\n<li>Perfect as appetizers or lunchbox bites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf Bites Juicy, cheesy, and perfectly bite-sized! These mini meatloaf bites are stuffed with melted cheese and baked&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1567,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565\/revisions\/1567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}