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 so delicious! It tasted even better 2 days later! Thank you for sharing.
I make about 12 crockpot meals once a month, throw ’em all in the freezer and pull them out as needed for filling easy homecooked meals.
EVERY MONTH, when I ask my husband if there’s a specific meal he wants to have again, he says THIS meatloaf. It’s super simple, ridiculously easy, and a real crowd pleaser. PLUS, we can get quite a few meals out of it with it being just the two of us.
Thanks for the great recipe, it was a game changer for us.
This was really good, I will definitely make it again!
Mine turned out great!!! I have a Hamilton Beach slow cooker, not an actual crock pot, so it took another couple hours to cook… may try turning it up on high a little sooner next time. Thanks!
Made this tonight and it was amazing! Our 3 and 4 year old both loved it. My grocery store didn’t have a 1.5lbs. The closest I found was 1.3 but was enough. I used 80/20 chuck. Only used half cup milk and little more panko bread than what was called for. I have a 6qt and only cut up 2 red potatoes and definitely not a pound of carrots.
This is one of the best meatloaf recipes I’ve ever made. Thanks for sharing.?
Yum! I usually do something similar but with meatballs – this was looks much simpler and so tasty! Thanks for linking up to the Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesday; I can’t wait to see what you bring to the party next!
Oooo…I’m going to have to try this. Meatloaf is one of my family’s favorite dinners and I like that I can cook all the veggies with it. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday. Pinned.
I have only tried a mexican meatloaf recipe in my slow cooker but I will be adding this version to my upcoming menu. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty
Hi Jen, I have a very similar recipe – I could tell by the sauce on top! I like to add Montreal Steak Seasoning to mine for an extra flavor boost. Thanks for sharing your recipe! Blessings, Janet
Made this tonight and it turned out amazing … so delicious! Thank you for sharing!
I’m shocked to see negative feedback. I followed the recipe and then added a few twists. I added just a tiny bit of beef broth to the bottom of the slow cooker which helped cover the veggies, I also coated the veggies in Lawry’s seasoning salt.
I cook the loaf with the veggies on low for 5 1/2 hours and then cook on high for 2 before adding the glaze/sauce and cook for another 30-45 minutes on high. It has always come out great!
Since there are only two of us I always have leftovers…we just take two slices, wrap in foil, wrap in a little saran wrap and then place in a freezer bag. I probably have about 4-6 slices left with some veggies witch leaves me with a few more meals. I will unfreeze them and just heat them up in the microwave on a lazy night. If I want to get fancy though I’ll pair it with my super unhealthy sauteed bacon, onion and red bell pepper green beans (to-die-for!).
Made this with lean ground beef and use a large slow cooker. After 6 hours, I used a slotted spoon to remove cooked veggies and I put them in a strainer and rinsed off the fat. They taste great. As far as the fat liquid left in slow cooker with meat loaf – I used a turkey baster to pull out the liquid fat. Then I put the ketchup, etc. on the meat loaf. So far, so good.
Tried this recipe, and here’s what I gathered from my experience. This recipe is definitely made for larger crock pots. If you use a 4 quart then you will end up with the soupy mess that some of you are experiencing. I have a 4 quart, and in the last 30 minutes before applying the sauce I drained all the fatty juices which definitely helped me out. Also, not all my veggies fit in the crockpot. I used one 1 large russet potato and 3 small carrots and the crockpot was very full and crowded. Lastly, you can probably cut back on the milk depending on how lean your meat is. I used 2lbs ground beef+pork and it wasn’t a very solid mix to form into a loaf. Overall, the meatloaf still tasted good. I probably won’t make it again but only because I have a smaller crockpot and it was just too much of a hassle to make.
I made this for dinner the other night.The grandkids love it supper moist and it has a wonderful flovor. I was really spectacular about making meatloaf in a crockpot.Tyre out better then what I bake in the oven.
WARNING: If you have a 4 quart crock pot, DO NOT use this recipe.
The reason being there are two very big omissions by the author of this recipe.
1) I’m pretty sure she is using a 6 or 8 quart crock pot. This is a HUGE deal. If you use a 4 quart you’re going to end up with a soupy mess. (see above comments of meatloaf swimming in fat). I knew this was going to be an issue when I started putting in my veggies, and after two potatoes there was no room.
2) The type of ground beef she used was probably very lean. Using 80/20 ground beef (fat is flavor afterall) in a 4 quart crock pot results in a sea of fat.
Do you think it would fare in a 10 quart crock pot? I have a family of 7!
Haven’t made yet but wanted to share that you can put in rolled up balls of aluminum foil to elevate the loaf.
Just made this and it was sooo good! I added more salt and some red pepper for a kick. I also was running late so cooked it on high for 4.5 hours and it was perfect! Thank you so much for the recipe it was actually my first time ever trying meatloaf and I was impressed!
I forgot I also used onion soup mix instead of the dried minced onions..I used to make the meatloaf recipe off the side of the lipton onion soup..I had to incorporate it here.
Omg so good! Just made this with ground venison it was so flavorful and amazing..the potatoes were perfectly cooked too. I made 2 adjustments I added 1 tbsp of minced garlic…and some oil to top the potatoes and I put them in first around the edges then put the meat in the middle. I also got the opportunity to use my mom’s homemade ketchup. :) thank you for sharing!