Recipe by Emily Ley
Photos by Kris D’Amico, Whitney Hawkins, and Carly Tanner.

“Ma! The meatloaf?!” Anybody? Okay, that was a reference to Will Ferrell’s character in Wedding Crashers (you must watch it). Everyone loves meatloaf, but meatloaf “cupcakes” are next-level fun. These freeze great too!

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, stuffing mix, eggs, ketchup, and water, and mix well by hand.

3. Fill muffin cups ¾ full of meatloaf mixture.

4. Bake for 35 minutes.

Pro Tip: To turn these muffins into cupcakes, make mashed potatoes (or, if you’re me, warm up a pan of Bob Evans premade mashed potatoes), and put them in a plastic bag. Snip one corner to use it as a piping bag. Pretend those potatoes are icing and ice your “muffins.” If you’re feeling extra fancy, place one pea on top of each muffin. Your kids will get a big giggle. If you’d like to serve these with a dipping sauce, combine equal parts ketchup and brown sugar.