Mini Meatloaf Boats

6
Servings
10 min
Preparation Time
25 min
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Our recipe for Mini Meatloaf Boats is the perfect recipe to get the kids excited about lunch and dinner. These cute mini meatloaves with oatmeal are a fun way to incorporate oats into your diet in a unique way. While this is a kid-loved recipe, it still has all the juicy and tender meatloaf flavors for adults to enjoy.

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Ingredients

Meatloaf
1 ½ lbs lean ground beef
1 cup tomato juice
3/4 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 to 6 tsp Mexican seasoning blend
Toppings
3 slices American cheese, halved diagonally
6 thin pretzel sticks
Salsa or catsup, as desired

Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
In large bowl, combine meatloaf ingredients; mix lightly but thoroughly.
Divide mixture into 6 equal parts.
On rack of broiler pan, shape each into 4 x 2-3/4-inch oval loaf.
Press the back of a measuring tablespoon into the top of each loaf to form a pocket.
(After baking, pocket will hold the salsa.)
Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until meatloaves are to medium doneness and centers are no longer pink (160°F).
Remove meatloaves from oven.
Drain off any juices.
Form “sails” by carefully inserting pretzel sticks into cheese.
Attach “sails” to meatloaves and fill with salsa.

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Quaker® Oats-Old Fashioned

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Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
In large bowl, combine meatloaf ingredients; mix lightly but thoroughly.
Divide mixture into 6 equal parts.
On rack of broiler pan, shape each into 4 x 2-3/4-inch oval loaf.
Press the back of a measuring tablespoon into the top of each loaf to form a pocket.
(After baking, pocket will hold the salsa.)
Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until meatloaves are to medium doneness and centers are no longer pink (160°F).
Remove meatloaves from oven.
Drain off any juices.
Form “sails” by carefully inserting pretzel sticks into cheese.
Attach “sails” to meatloaves and fill with salsa.