Tasty Meals in Minutes Quick-fix dinners for the family
Busy weeknights can make for hectic meals, but these simple recipes prove you don’t have to trim out flavor or precious moments spent with family when you’re cutting minutes off your dinner prep time.
The secret to making quick meals your family will love is quality ingredients. Tasty meals are easy when you incorporate the wholesome flavor of all-natural ingredients you feel good about serving your family, such as Hunt’s tomatoes. Hunt’s peels its diced, whole and stewed tomatoes using steam from simple hot water, so no chemical byproducts get put back into the earth.
Rely on these additional tips to help save time with your weeknight dinner prep:
* When you’re exploring new time-saving recipes, consider both prep time and total cook time. Many dishes can be assembled in minutes, leaving you time to help tackle chores and homework before sitting down to dinner.
* Enlist backup when the prep time is a little longer. For example, an extra set of hands from a little helper can shave minutes off the assembly of these mini meatloaves, while getting a youngster excited about digging into a veggie-centric dinner.
* Make what you can ahead of time and slip it in the refrigerator, so all you have to do is slide them in the oven at dinner time.
Quick Mini Meatloaves
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Pam Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 can (8 ounces) Hunt’s Tomato Sauce
3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
1 pound ground chuck beef (80 percent lean)
1 can (14.5 ounces) Hunt’s Petite Diced Tomatoes,
drained
1/3 cup finely chopped yellow onion
3/4 cup Italian-style bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
-Heat oven to 400 F. Lightly spray 6 medium muffin cups with cooking spray; set aside.
-In small bowl, combine tomato sauce, brown sugar and mustard; set aside.
-In large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add 1/4 cup reserved sauce mixture to meat mixture and incorporate. Divide meat mixture evenly and place into prepared muffin cups. Place muffin pan on baking sheet.
-Bake 25 minutes or until no longer pink in centers (165 F). Top each mini loaf with 2 tablespoons sauce; bake 5 minutes more or until sauce is set. Serve with remaining sauce.
