Don't be afraid to let these rambunctious little rats into your kitchen! Individual meatloaf portions fashion these yummy little critters that are sure to spark conversation.
Mousey Meatloaves
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/2 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 cups chunky tomato pasta sauce
- Green olive slices, sweet peas (heated), sliced ripe olives, shoestring potato pieces, sliced almonds and curly fries
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix beef, sausage, bread crumbs, onion, milk, salt, cream cheese and egg. Divide into 6 equal portions; shape into 4-inch oval loaves. Pinch 1 end of each oval to a point for rat’s face. Place in ungreased 13x9-inch glass baking dish. Gently pour pasta sauce over and around loaves.
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Step2Bake about 40 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F.
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Step3Garnish with green olives and peas for eyes, sliced ripe olive for a nose, shoestring potato pieces for whiskers, sliced almonds for teeth and curly fries for tails.
Nutrition
420
Calories
25g
Total Fat
23g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 38%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 49%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 39%
- Sodium
- 1040mg
- 43%
- Potassium
- 580mg
- 17%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 23g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 3 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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