Meat Loaf Muffins with Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

Meat Loaf:

• 2 pounds ground beef
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup diced onion
• 1 cup diced bell pepper
• ½ cup diced celery
• ¾ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Tomato Sauce:

• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 14.5 ounce can organic roasted tomatoes
• 1 15 ounce can organic tomato sauce
• 1 Tbsp Oregano
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions

Meat Loaf:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well
3. Spray muffin tins with olive oil
4. Put ½ cup of meat loaf mixture into each muffin cup
5. Bake in oven for 25 minutes
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Tomato Sauce:

1. Prepare sauce while meat loaf is baking
2. In a 2-quart sauce pan, saute garlic in olive oil for 1 minute
3. Use a food processor or stick blender to break the canned tomatoes into small pieces (if needed)
4. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and spices to garlic & olive oil
5. Simmer for 20 minutes
6. Spoon onto Meat Loaf Muffins. Put remainder on the table for extra sauciness.
7. Serve with egg noodles