Complete Crockpot Meatloaf Dinner
6 CommentsUpdated Feb 26, 2026
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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.
You will love my new recipe! With everything arranged neatly in the slow cooker, it’s a comfort food meal that comes together with minimal effort. Who doesn't love homestyle meatloaf with all the fixings?
Ingredients for Meatloaf Dinner
For the Meatloaf:
- Ground beef – lean, so it’s not greasy
- Eggs and panko breadcrumbs – bind everything together
- Lipton Onion Soup mix – for bold, savory flavor
- Ketchup and Worcestershire – classic meatloaf seasoning
For the Sides:
- Baby gold potatoes – cook tender right alongside the meat
- Carrots – sweetened with butter and honey
Topping:
- Ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar – for that sweet, tangy glaze on top
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.
How to Serve:
- Slice the meatloaf and serve along side the carrots and potatoes.
- Add dinner rolls for a complete meal!
Featured Comment
"So easy to make and absolutely delicious. Made green beans instead of carrots. This will go into our rotation of meals!"
- lynn
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.
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Great all-in-one dinner where the entree & the sides cook in the same pot together. The meatloaf tasted ok. I had to use a bag of frozen carrots, which I put in the crockpot after it had cooked for four hours, then cooked everything for one hour more. I used ground turkey. I used 2 T of homemade onion soup mix.
Haven’t tried it yet, but just curious–does Slow cooker meatloaf REALLY taste, or turn out, as good as baked meatloaf? My understanding is that you want to bake, not steam, which is what a slow cooker would apparently do! I guess I’ll have to try for myself, but this version of cooking meatloaf just doesn’t seem…right. LOVE all your other recipes, tho, so…I’ll trust you on this one!
Satisfying and convenient meal! Even though I used hamburger that was much higher in fat content, there was not a lot of grease, unlike other similar recipes I have tried! I love crock pot meals like this that are easy to prepare around noon and you have the whole afternoon to relax because dinner is taken care of.
Thank you for any crockpot recipes! The meatloaf recipe looks delicious! However since I’m diabetic I’d have to leave out the honey but carrots have there own sweetness!
Love this
So easy to make and absolutely delicious. Made green beans instead of carrots. This will go into our rotation of meals!