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
I tried doing this tonight, and I had so much trouble with it. Making it was no problem. Cooking it proved to be challenging. It is in the oven as we speak, and I hope it comes out very good. When I put it in the crock-pot, it just sat in it’s own fat, and that is just disgusting. I don’t have a crock-pot rack and our crock-pot is very small. I tried taking the loaf out of the crock pot to put on my drain pan, and it just crumbled and I had to form it again. It might just be cooker’s error, but I don’t know. I am happy others had a better time with this. I will probably just try and cook my meatloaf in the oven from now on.
Oh no! I just put mine in the pot and after reading the comments I’m totally worried. I also thought the mix had too much liquid, hard to form an actual loaf. I also used 2 lbs. of beef because I didn’t want to have a 1/2 lb. of raw meat laying around. Guess I will kick the crockpot up on high and see what I get in 5 hrs.
I just did the same thing you did.. I will put mine on high as well.. how did it turn out….
i, too, am surprised at the negative comments. I make this a lot and it’s such a hit. I use extra lean ground beef mixed with ground turkey and no one notices it. It has great flavor. One I time I substituted panko bread crumbs and it was also great!!! I usually make double the sauce as my family likes to add more when it’s sliced. For those that don’t want it sitting in the grease, just place it on the rack in your crockpot. It holds it up. I also spray my crockpot so the veggies don’t stick. I’ve also substituted poultry seasoning for the sage – great flavor. Love this recipe!!! A family favorite for sure. Thanks for sharing it!
I’m also very surprised by all the negative feedback. I have made this dozen time and made this as one of our regular meals. It’s a big hit! I changed the recipe to use 1 lb hamburger, 1/2 lb of regular pork sausage and don’t put in sage. I will be trying it with bell peppers and onion soon!
Sounds like a delicious recipe.Thank you for linking up with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.
Excellent recipe. Loved the flavors of meatloaf and veggies. Adding bell peppers and onions to veggie mix is definitely a future experiment to be tried. Saw a similar recipe that used pork for part of the meat, so may try that as well. Thank you for sharing–we are all looking forward to enjoying the leftovers!
Whoa! I’m surprised by all the negative comments. I have probably made this 5 times and it’s a hit in our house. One of the few dinners where everyone asks for seconds and we never have leftovers. Thanks for sharing.
I don’t understand where all the fat and juices go…??? Is it not swimming in the drainage from the ground beef?
I never thought to make a meatloaf in the slow cooker! Thank you for sharing this. I am also looking to expand my crock pot recipes. Thank you for sharing this at the Home Matters Party!
Looks delicious! Thank you for taking the time to share another delicious recipe with us at the Brag About It Link Party. Pinning!
~Laurie
This is a complete waste of time and money. Like the woman above me said a complete disaster
Then spice it up. Use more bread crumbs. My mother told me to go by the rescipe the first time then you can play with it.
just made this and it is a big disappointment. Lots of fat from lean ground beef, the meatloaf is very bland and the veggies that aren’t covered in the fat developed a hard skin. I put the meatloaf in the oven to bake on the sauce which helped a lot – got it out of the pool of fat at least. Put the veggies back in the slow cooker with some water which also helped. But I won’t be making this again!
I always crunch up some aluminum foil to rest my meatloaf on. That way the grease drips off. You might want a pot liner then the crunched upfiil.
That’s my question too. My burger is 85% lean. This looks so yummy but I’m scared of it all sitting in a vat of fat!
I have lean ground beef. Does it ever turn out greasy?
Tried this today and it was a disaster. Didn’t turn out at all and had to throw the whole thing away. Followed the recipe but was runny and unable to form a meatloaf. Seems like too much milk for the recipe. Cooked on low for 6 hours and it was nearly raw. Very disappointed.
I always cook mine on high. I have the size down from the slow cooker shown. For low, I cook mine for about 10 hours. Great recipe if you really want to try it. My picky 4 year old insists I make this every week!
Hi! This looks awesome. I was wondering about freezing this delicious recipe…. how much cook time would I add and do you think it would still come out ok? I have frozen meatloaf before but I’m a beginner and I would really appreciate guidance! Thank you!!
I was wondering How to change it too, I’m guessing you can just add a couple hours? If anyone could comment on that I would greatly appreciate it!
Great looking meatloaf. Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week!
We love meatloaf and would enjoy this recipe! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Your post has been pinned with the party!
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Miz Helen
this looks so good! i will certainly try this! thank you!
Yummers! I am trying this! It looks delish! Thank you bunches for linking up and partying with us this week!
How much of the chopped peppers and onions should I add? Do I add them raw?
Thank you!