Cheeseburger Muffin Cups

It’s funny how kids can alternate from being the most adventurous eaters, to wanting nothing but chicken fingers and buttered noodles. My girls are no exception. As a recently single, working mother of three, I don’t have the luxury of making a bunch of different meals to satisfy each child’s preference of the week. This forces me to be creative and come up with unique spins on the foods I know they love, but presenting them in a different way… and hopefully sneaking some veggies in that they aren’t expecting!

Enter the Cheeseburger Muffin Cups! I won’t argue this is the healthiest dinner item on my menu, but it does give me a sneaky platform to hide lots of healthy veggies with my girls being none the wiser. Take your wins where you can get them, right? You can even impress the adults in your life by offering lots of toppings to make it a “build-your-own” burger cup buffet.

Cheeseburger Muffins

Queen Bee Meg

This kid friendly recipe is a fun way to encourage your kids to expand beyond chicken fingers and buttered noodles, while hiding some healthy veggies! Make it adult friendly too by offering a build-your-own buffet of toppings.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 5

Ingredients

  

• ½ lb ground beef or turkey
• 1 cup baby spinach, sliced in ribbons
• ½ cup zucchini or bell peppers, finely diced
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• ½ cup BBQ sauce (I use Sweet Baby Rays Hickory and Brown Sugar)
• 1 tube refridgerated biscuits (12 oz tube- makes 10 biscuits)
• ½ cup Velveeta cheese, cubed

Adult Add-ins

• cooked bacon, diced
• onions
• diced pickles or relish
• green onions or chives
• tomatoes, diced
• ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, ranch or any other sauce your like on your burger

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook ground beef or turkey with either zucchini or bell peppers in a large pan over medium high heat until almost done. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Add spinach and BBQ sauce and cook 2-3 minutes more until spinach is wilted.
• Grease a 12 muffin tin. Press each uncooked biscuit into 10 of the muffin cups. Spread the dough evenly along the bottom of each cup and up the sides.
• Generously fill each cup with the beef (or turkey) mixture. Top with 5-6 Velveeta cubes.
• Bake for 14-15 minutes until biscuit dough is golden brown and cheese is melted.
• Optional: top with additional shredded cheese and melt for 1-2 minutes before.
• Bring out of oven and allow to set in the muffin tin for 5 minutes. Garnish with toppings and sauce of choice.
• Serve 1-2 muffins per person.

Keyword Beef, Cheeseburger, Turkey