Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipe
on Aug 11, 2014, Updated Jan 30, 2024
With fall almost here this Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipe is going to become a weekly meal in our house. This past weekend I was asking the family what they would like for dinner and everyone was wanting meatloaf. I was excited as it allows me to stretch my ground beef further which saves me $$’s. Plus I could use my slow cooker and not heat up the kitchen (a big plus). Meatloaf is one of my favorite comfort foods especially when fall arrives. A few weeks ago I shared our Meatloaf Cupcakes Recipe . They were a hit!
Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipe
I was a bit worried about making a meatloaf in our crock-pot. My hubby said there was NO WAY! Ha ha I set out to prove him wrong.
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To my amazement our Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipe came out BETTER than the meatloaf I have cooked in the oven. So much better.
Oh and it came out looking beautiful too! The potatoes and carrots were a wonderful addition and allowed me to cook everything right in the slow cooker.
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 lb Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
2 Eggs
3/4 cup Milk
2/3 cup Bread Crumbs
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Dried Minced Onions
1/2 tsp Sage
1/4 cup Ketchup
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
1 tsp Mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 lb Carrots
1 1/2 lb Potatoes
DIRECTIONS
Beat eggs in a large bowl.
Add milk, bread crumbs, onion salt and sage and mix well.
Crumble ground meat into mixture and mix well.
Form into a loaf to sit in the middle of your slow cooker.
Peel potatoes and carrots; cut into 1″ chunks and place around meat loaf.
Cook on low 5-6 hours.
Mix together ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and Worcestershire.
Spread sauce on top of meat loaf and cook for 30 minutes on high.
If you are looking to make a wonderful and tasty meatloaf you will want to whip up this recipe. I do not think I will be cooking meatloaf in the often very often in the future. The whole family kiddos included loved this one. I am thinking I will make two next time and add peppers and onions to the adult loaf. Without them this meatloaf was great but, I am anxious to try those additions next time around.
Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
- 2 Eggs
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 2/3 cup Bread Crumbs
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Dried Minced Onions
- 1/2 tsp Sage
- 1/4 cup Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 lb Carrots
- 1 1/2 lb Potatoes
Instructions
- Beat eggs in a large bowl.
- Add milk, bread crumbs, onion salt and sage and mix well.
- Crumble ground meat into mixture and mix well.
- Form into a loaf to sit in the middle of your slow cooker.
- Peel potatoes and carrots; cut into 1" chunks and place around meat loaf.
- Cook on low 5-6 hours.
- Mix together ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and Worcestershire.
- Spread sauce on top of meat loaf and cook for 30 minutes on high.
Nutrition
This is our favorite meatloaf recipe. I fix it when I have guests & they love it
Hi Robann! It’s a super easy meatloaf recipe that I enjoy making on busy days. It’s wonderful that you have enjoyed it with your family and friends too. Comfort food is the best if you ask me:) I hope you have a great day. Thanks much for sharing your experience and a star rating, it really helps other readers.
So you came on here to basically post your own recipe?😂
I’ve HATED MEATLOAF forever like I despise it. Growing up, my mom would try to pass it off as cheeseburger cake and make it shaped like a cake. I hated my mom’s meatloaf, my grandma, my maymaws, literally everybody’s meatloaf sucked. Then, my sister made me try her meatloaf in the crockpot. It was so damn good she told me it was this recipe. I now have this as a staple recipe for busy days. I love it; you have to try this recipe! It’s amazing!
Made this today and all agree it was delicious. So I did make it in my smaller slow cooker but will use the larger one next time veggies were really tasty
I made this tonight, it was excellent and my husband and I loved it. I did add an extra 1/4 cup bread crumbs as it seemed too moist.
Easy way of having meatloaf ready at the end of my work day! I have a larger crockpot and used lean ground turkey, so I didnt have a soupy greasy leftover like others did.
We thoroughly enjoy this recipe and have made it several times with no issues. Absolutely delicious! Thank you for helping us add a recipe to the family’s dinner rotation!
Hi Kristy! Thanks much for letting us know your results. We make this CrockPot Meatloaf quite often and never have any issues at all. It’s one my favorite recipes. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week.
Thank you so much for the meatloaf in the crockpot idea!
I have made this at least once a month for a couple of years and we love it. I’m a bit of a dump cook, so I have added a lot to the original recipe.
1. 1.5 lbs. 88/12 hamburger and 1 lb. spicy pork sausage
2. Extra 1 C. Panko
3. 1 large onion
4. 6 garlic cloves
5. Sub whipping cream for milk
6. 2 fresh pepperocini with seeds
AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!!!! Nice and spicy!
WHAT IS PANKO, & WHERE DO I GET IT?? THANKS!!
Nancy, Panko is Japanese bread crumb. Most grocery stores carry Panko where you find regular bread crumbs,
What can I use besides potatoes and c arrots?
Made this tonight. Loved the meatloaf but by the time the meatloaf was done the potatoes and carrots were still to hard to eat. I had even boiled the carrots in advance. I will make the meatloaf again but will probably just make different sides to go with it.
I made this tonight! I didn’t have time to make it in the crock pot but i made it in the oven! 375 for a little over an hour! I made it exactly as said.. but I omitted sage because I ran out. DELICIOUS! I also used 2 lbs of ground turkey instead of ground beef! The topping is amazing too! Great recipe!!!
What can I sub the bread crumbs and ketchup with. Staying away from sugar and grains….
Thanks for your feedback!
They do make a sugar-free ketchup. You could also use tomato sauce with nothing else added. You might be able to use oatmeal, grind it up if you don’t want it whole but my grandma always used it whole. You could also use ground pork rinds too kfor low-carb
I made this last night and it came out super delicious and perfect! I think it’s important to use extra lean ground beef that way it’s not sitting in a pool of fat. Even with using extra lean ground beef this came out super moist but stayed together which I was happy about. I also really enjoyed the sweet but tangy ketchup sauce. So good! Definitely a recipe I plan to make again and again!!
This recipe is amazing! My family loved it AND as a bonus, my youngest daughter asked for seconds!!! She’s my picky eater, so this was definitely enjoyed by my family. Thank you for sharing this!
I’m trying this today. I added a can of vegtable soup to mine, along with crushed garlic. I may have added to many potatoes and carrots though.
I ended up not following the recipe. I fixed the meatloaf like I always have & cooked on high. It was done in about 3 1/2 hrs. I did add the potatoes but not the carrots. I took the top off the last 30 mins of cooking & then again after I added the topping. I used ground chuck & didn’t have much grease. I used a liner & sprayed it with coconut oil cooking spray before I added meatloaf & potatoes. 1lb beef, 1 egg, chopped onion, worcestershire sauce, saltine crackers,ketchup (last 4 ingredients to taste, we like alot of onion & ketchup), blk pepper, & Red Robin seasoning. I used just ketchup on the top.