Easy Crockpot Meatloaf Dinner
How to make meatloaf in the crockpot!
Meatloaf is sort of the all-purpose, go-to dinner recipe. It doesn’t call for any complicated or expensive ingredients. It’s easy. And pretty much everyone likes it.
The only problem with meatloaf is the time it takes to make. First you have to mix up and shape the loaf, and then it needs about an hour in the oven. Not exactly a convenient meal for days when you’re going to be on the go right up until dinnertime.
The obvious solution for this problem? Make the meatloaf in the Crockpot! In fact, I went one better and found a way to cook the entire meal in the Crockpot – meatloaf, carrots, and potatoes, all at once.
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It does take a little bit of time to assemble the meatloaf in the morning and load it into the slow cooker, with its backup band of carrots, taters, and a tangy tomato glaze. But once it’s all loaded up in the crock, you don’t have to do another thing – it just cooks on low, all by itself, while you’re out and about.
When you get home, your meat, veggies, and potatoes will all be cooked to perfection and ready to serve. So now, your go-to dinner recipe can be your come-home-to dinner recipe, too.
Easy Crockpot Meatloaf Dinner
Printable recipe and ingredient list at bottom of post.
DIRECTIONS:
- Prepare your crockpot with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together beef, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, A1, ketchup and BBQ sauce. It is best to mix by hand to combine all ingredients.
- Form a loaf and place into the center of the slow cooker. Make sure the meat is not touching the edges.
- In a small bowl mix together topping ingredients. Brush on top of meatloaf so it it evenly coated.
- In a large bowl, combine carrots, potatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss until ingredients are well combined.
- Place veggies around the outer edges of your meat loaf. Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours. Enjoy your Crockpot Meatloaf Dinner!
Easy Crockpot Meatloaf Dinner
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Ingredients
- 2 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 TB dried parsly
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 3 TB A1 sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup BBQ
Sauce Topping:
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 2 TB Brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Veggies:
- 2 cups baby carrots
- 3-4 cups small red potatoes
- 2 TB olive oil
- 1 TB minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1. Prepare your crockpot with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together beef, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, A1, ketchup and BBQ sauce. It is best to mix by hand to combine all ingredients.
- Form a loaf and place into the center of the slow cooker. Make sure the meat is not touching the edges.
- In a small bowl mix together topping ingredients. Brush on top of meatloaf so it it evenly coated.
- In a large bowl, combine carrots, potatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss until ingredients are well combined.
- Place veggies around the outer edges of your meat loaf.Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours.
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Nutrition
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Could this be cooked on high? If so, how long?
Meatloaf was yummy but potatoes and carrots were hard and tough after 7 hours on low not sure what happened
This was a very tasty recipe, and just what I was looking for! It was perfect for our Sunday after church lunch! I mixed the meatloaf and topping the night before, and then put it in my crockpot along with the veggies in the morning. Cooked it on high for about 5 1/2 hours, and it was perfect! Thanks!
So happy you loved it Cindy!
I forgot to mention that I did need to add more dry ingredients to the meatloaf because it was too wet. But I had used crushed gluten free crackers, so I’m not sure if maybe that was the problem. Otherwise I followed the recipe. Just thought you might like to know.
The meatloaf came out perfectly and was delicious! The vegetables did not all thoroughly cook thru tho, so I will add them to the bottom of the crockpot first next time.