Meatloaf Cupcakes (TNT)

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1 cup crushed saltine crackers

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper

1/3 cup milk

1 egg

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup brown sugar

4 cups mashed potatoes

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix ground beef, saltine crackers, onion, green bell pepper, milk, egg, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, black pepper, and seasoned salt together in a bowl.

Stir ketchup and brown sugar together in a bowl. Spoon ketchup mixture into the bottom of each muffin cup of a 6-cup muffin tin.

Fill muffin cups with beef mixture, leaving 1/2-inch space on the top.

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Drain fat from muffin cups.

Top each 'cupcake' with mashed potatoes and Cheddar cheese.

Continue baking until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

Gail's Notes:  This was soooooo awesome! Paul and I both enjoyed this meatloaf version very much! And it's so incredibly easy to make (another plus for sure!). I made a few changes (I added precooked and chopped green peppers and mushrooms to the meatloaf mixture).

Let there be no doubt, I will definitely make these again!