Breakfast Meatloaf
An easy recipe for delicious breakfast meatloaf made with veggies, lean beef, and whole-grain carbs made in muffin tins. Perfect for meal prep!
Beef…It’s Not Just For Dinner
If you’ve never tried meatloaf for breakfast, you definitely should. This breakfast meatloaf made in individual serving sizes in a muffin tin is easy to whip up the night before. In the morning, all you need to do is pop them into the oven! I love them for breakfast meal prep.
We all love easy, am I right?! Healthy eating shouldn’t be complicated. Cooking should be enjoyable and not add stress to your, already busy, life.
Add a fried egg on top of these melt-in-your-mouth meaty muffins for a tasty protein boost. You’ll get a hefty serving of protein from the lean beef and whole egg and added nutrients from the peppers and avocado.
I like to serve these mini muffins with a side of sautéed fresh spinach or leftover broccoli. The more greens on your plate the better. Protein and veggies do a body good!
Ingredients you’ll need
- Ground beef- I recommend lean ground beef 90% lean or less.
- Cheddar cheese- light cheddar shredded from the block for the best taste and texture.
- Salsa- go with your favorite or make my favorite blender salsa from scratch.
- Whole grain tortilla chips- go with good quality baked tortilla chips.
- Egg- you’ll need a lightly beaten egg to bind the meatloaf.
- Olive oil- helps to moisten the meat with added healthy fat.
- Peppers- you’ll need a mixture of red and green bell pepper.
- Onion- sweet onion or yellow onion recommended.
- Spices- you’ll need smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper for seasoning.
- Olive oil cooking spray- or parchment liners for the muffin pan
How to make breakfast meatloaf muffins
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2. Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Add peppers and onion and sauté until just soft, about 4-5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Step 3. Toss whole-grain tortilla chips in a food processor and process until finely ground. This mixture should resemble bread crumbs.
Step 4. Combine all meatloaf ingredients in a large bowl and add ground chips and onion mixture mixing well with your hands.
Step 5. Spray the muffin pan with cooking spray and divide the meat mixture, evenly, in all cups. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Add your optional garnishes: fried egg, avocado slices, fresh chopped cilantro, and hot sauce, if desired.
Southwest Egg Muffins are another favorite breakfast muffin of mine, but they are more like a frittata instead of a mini breakfast meatloaf. If you love eggs for breakfast, you’ll love this make-ahead recipe for breakfast meal prep.
Recipe Tip
Make sure that you spray your muffin tins WELL with olive oil spray before you fill them, or use parchment muffin liners.
If beef for breakfast is your thing, Beef It’s What’s For Dinner has incredible inspiration to get more protein in your morning meal. The Beefy Sweet Potato Hash is phenomenal and one of my absolute favorites!
Don’t just make these breakfast meatloaf muffins for breakfast either, they make a quick and easy kid-friendly dinner. If you’re a cilantro hater, feel free to use fresh parsley as a sub or leave the herbs off altogether.
Salsa from scratch is amazing. Don’t be intimidated, it’s super easy to make. Homemade salsa or your favorite store-bought brand will work well in this recipe.
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Breakfast Meatloaf Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef 90% or less
- 4 oz light cheddar cheese shredded from block
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup baked whole grain tortilla chips
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil cooking spray for muffin pan
For the garnish
- Fried egg
- Avocado Slices
- Salsa your favorite brand or homemade
- Fresh cilantro
- Hot Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
- Add peppers and onion and sauté until just soft, about 4-5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Toss whole-grain tortilla chips in a food processor and process until finely ground. Mixture should resemble bread crumbs.
- Combine all meatloaf ingredients in a large bowl and add ground chips and onion mixture mixing well with your hands.
- Spray muffin pan with cooking spray and divide meat mixture, evenly, in all cups.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Add your optional garnishes: fried egg, avocado slices, fresh chopped cilantro, and hot sauce, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
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I totally love this. Bet is would be fabulous with some grass-fed beef from a local farm.
Yes! I love some of the local grass-fed beef here! So good!!
Those southwest beef breakfast muffins with the egg and avocado look delicious!!! Definitely my kind of breakfast.
Thank you! xo~