{"id":771,"date":"2026-01-15T16:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=771"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:42:57","slug":"mini-meatloaf-muffins-with-mashed-potato-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/mini-meatloaf-muffins-with-mashed-potato-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Meatloaf Muffins with Mashed Potato Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mini Meatloaf Muffins with Mashed Potato Frosting<\/h2>\n<p>These adorable mini meatloaves are baked in a muffin tin and topped with creamy mashed potatoes like frosting. Fun, comforting, and perfect for family dinners or parties!<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Meatloaf Muffins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 small onion, finely diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup ketchup<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mashed Potato Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs (900 g) potatoes, peeled and cubed<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup milk or cream (warm)<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional Topping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chopped parsley<\/li>\n<li>Shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong><br \/>\nPreheat oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Lightly grease a muffin tin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the meatloaf mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, milk, egg, onion, garlic, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, and Italian seasoning. Mix gently until just combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fill the muffin tin<\/strong><br \/>\nDivide the mixture evenly among the muffin cups, pressing lightly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nBake for 20\u201325 minutes, or until fully cooked and lightly browned. Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the mashed potatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nBoil potatoes in salted water until fork-tender. Drain, then mash with butter, warm milk, and salt until smooth and creamy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frost and serve<\/strong><br \/>\nSpoon or pipe mashed potatoes on top of each meatloaf muffin. Garnish with parsley or cheese if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Tip<\/h3>\n<p>Serve with green beans, roasted carrots, or a simple salad for a complete comfort-food meal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mini Meatloaf Muffins with Mashed Potato Frosting These adorable mini meatloaves are baked in a muffin tin and topped with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-771","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\/771","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=771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":773,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions\/773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}