Best Cupcakes Ever

Today has been a tough one on this lady so the last thing I needed was to have to cook a complicated dinner. Luckily for me, on the menu tonight was "Meatloaf Cupcakes". This was one of the easiest dinners I have made in a long while and seriously could make a girl have to start attend Overeaters' Anonymous because I could not stop eating these. This recipe makes 12 cupcakes filled all the way to the top of the pan and after topping each one with mashed potatoes these are a meal in a bite.... or two or three... oh who's counting! Enjoy!

Ingredients Needed:

Meatloaf:

* 1 teaspoon olive oil
* 1 cup finely chopped onion
* 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 cup ketchup, divided
* 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (raw)
* 1 cup corn flake crumbs
* 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
* 1 teaspoon fish sauce or soy free soy sauce
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 2 large eggs
* Cooking spray

Potatoes:
*6 medium potatoes
*1/2 cup original almond milk
*1/3 cup sour cream substitute
* pinch of salt
* pinch of pepper
* pinch of granulated garlic

Topping (Optional)
* Chives
* Turkey Bacon Bits

Directions:

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Preheat oven to 350°.

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, and minced garlic and ground turkey; sauté 2 minutes. Cool.

Combine turkey mixture, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.

Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.

Top each with 2 teaspoons ketchup.

Oven Ready

Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. Let stand for 5 minutes.

While the meatloaf is cooking, make the mashed potatoes.

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Place potato in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Return potato to pan. Add milk and remaining ingredients; stir with a spoon to desired consistency.  If they are not creamy enough for you, add up to 1/4 cup more milk – although they need to be stiff enough to pipe on top.

Put the potatoes into a pastry bag with a wide star tip and pipe the mashed potatoes on top of the meatloaf.

Best Cupcake Ever

Sprinkle with bacon crumbles and chopped chives. (Optional)

Devour... I mean... eat so politely using your best table manners. Oh who am I kidding? Devour these puppies because if you don't someone else will! :)