Post by Loupy on Mar 18, 2015 20:53:02 GMT -7
Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf "Muffins"
From: Emily @ www.emilybites.com/
Meatloaf and Chicken Parmesan are two of my favorite comfort foods, and I loved the idea of combining them. The finished product kind of reminded me of a chicken version of meatballs (which are one of my favorite foods of all time – I LOVE meatballs), so I loved them. Of course I also followed my instinct to portion them into muffin tins, and as always it made for added convenience, presentation, portion control, and in this case – a shorter cooking time! These “muffins make great leftovers and are freezer and kid-friendly. Plus, you get to transform your kitchen into the next great Italian-American fusion restaurant!
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients:
1 ½ lbs raw ground chicken breast (if you have trouble finding ground chicken that is breast meat only, do what I do and throw the same weight of boneless, skinless chicken breasts into the food processor and run until ground)
1 large egg
1 egg whites
6 T dried breadcrumbs
¾ tsp dried basil
¾ tsp dried thyme
¾ tsp oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ a small onion, chopped small or grated
¾ t salt
1/3 tsp black pepper
¾ cup Parmesan cheese
¾ cup pasta sauce
¾ cup 2% reduced fat shredded Mozzarella cheese
Optional: dried parsley, oregano or basil for garnish
Directions:
Pre-heat the oven to 350.
Lightly mist a standard size muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, egg whites, breadcrumbs, basil, thyme, oregano, garlic, onion, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese and lightly mix together.
Do not over handle.
Form the meat mixture evenly into the 12 cups of your prepared muffin tin.
Spread the pasta sauce evenly over the tops of each muffin.
Bake for 20 minutes and remove from the oven.
Top each muffin with about a tablespoon of shredded cheese and then return to the oven for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is melted.
Garnish if desired.
Nutrition Information per muffin:
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
4 per muffin, 7 for 2 muffins
(P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
147 calories,
6 g carbs,
5 g fat,
18 g protein,
0 g fiber
