Complete Crockpot Meatloaf Dinner
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Make tender meatloaf, buttery potatoes, and honey-glazed carrots—all in one pot using your crockpot for an easy, comforting dinner.
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This cozy crockpot dinner features tender, flavorful meatloaf cooked side by side with buttery baby potatoes and sweet honey-glazed carrots—all in one pot. With everything arranged neatly in the slow cooker, it’s a complete comfort food meal that comes together with minimal effort. Perfect for busy weeknights or a no-fuss weekend dinner, this recipe delivers hearty, homemade flavor without the need for multiple dishes.
Ingredients for meatloaf dinner
Here are the ingredients for this one pot meal! You can find the full ingredient amounts in the recipe card below the images.
- Meatloaf Ingredients: Ground beef, eggs, onion soup mix, ketchup, panko, Worcestershire sauce, plus a sweet glaze of ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.
- Potato Ingredients: Baby gold potatoes, butter, garlic powder, and salt.
- Carrot Ingredients: Sliced carrots, butter, and a drizzle of honey.
How to make a meatloaf dinner in the crockpot:
Step One: Add the meatloaf ingredients into a small bowl with clean hands.
Step Two: Shape the meat into a loaf in the center of the crockpot. Add the carrots, butter and honey on one side. Then the potatoes, butter, garlic powder and salt on the other side.
Step Three: Cook on LOW for 5-6 hours.
Step Four: When the cooking time is up, add the ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar in a small bowl.
Step Five: Spread the glaze over the meatloaf. Slice, serve, and enjoy!
Variations
Here are a few easy variations to customize this crockpot meal to your taste or what you have on hand.
- Ground chicken or turkey can be used, though a touch more panko bread crumbs may be needed to hold the meatloaf together.
- Instead of carrots, you can use green beans, or corn on the cob quarters.
- For the glaze, you can use barbecue sauce or salsa instead.
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Slow Cooker Meatloaf Dinner
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Meatloaf:
- 1 lb. ground beef, I use 7% fat for it is less greasy
- 2 large eggs
- 1 oz. Lipton Onion Soup mix
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
For the Potatoes:
- ½ lb. baby gold potatoes, cut in half
- 4 Tbsp. salted butter, sliced
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
For the Carrots:
- 3 large carrots, sliced half an inch thick on the diagonal
- 4 Tbsp. salted butter, sliced
- 1 Tbsp. honey
Meatloaf Topping (wait to add)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 tsp. mustard
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
Instructions
- Add the meatloaf ingredients to a large bowl. Mix with a clean hand, shape into a small loaf, and add to the center of the slow cooker.
- Add the halved potatoes to one side of the meatloaf and top with the four tablespoons of butter and sprinkle with the salt and garlic powder.
- On the other side of the meatloaf, add the carrots and top with 4 tablespoons of butter and drizzle over the honey.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 5-6 or until the meatloaf is firm and cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
- When the cooking time is done, mix the meatloaf topping and spread over the meatloaf.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
So easy to make and absolutely delicious. Made green beans instead of carrots. This will go into our rotation of meals!