BBQ Meatloaf Muffins
BBQ Meatloaf Muffins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil, ghee or butter
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place ground beef in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Melt 1 teaspoon coconut oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add onions and saute, stirring occasionally, until they start to soften.
- Add garlic, cook 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Add onion-garlic mixture to ground beef. Add barbecue sauce, sea salt, pepper and dried thyme.
- Using your hands or a spoon, mix well to combine.
- Divide meat mixture evenly among 8 wells of a muffin pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until meat is no longer pink in the center.
- While meatloaves are baking, steam sweet potatoes until tender, about 10-12 minutes.
- Drain and puree sweet potatoes and coconut oil or butter in a food processor, or mash well with a fork.
- Scoop topping onto meatloaves or fill a plastic zip-top with topping, trim the corner of the bag with a scissors and pipe topping onto meatloaves. Or use a spoon to top.
Drizzle with additional barbecue sauce, if desired.
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