Lipton Onion Meatloaf Crockpot Recipe
28 Comments May 13, 2023
Updated Mar 19, 2025
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One main ingredient – dry onion soup mix – turns traditional meatloaf with a simple recipe into mouth-watering Slow Cooker Lipton Onion Meatloaf. Take the guesswork out of what you’re cooking for dinner and have a go at whipping up something the whole family will enjoy.
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Meatloaf is often considered one of those dreaded meals to make primarily because there can be many ingredients. But what if I told you that you don’t have to include all the vegetables and the work? With this simplified recipe, you’ll use the base ingredients plus a pack of onion soup mix to whip up a meatloaf that will leave everyone wanting more. We also love making Slow Cooker Italian Meatloaf!
- Ground Beef: You’ll want to use at least 2 pounds of beef for this recipe. I like to use 12% from Costco.
- Bread Crumbs: These are the easiest ingredient to use to help with keeping the loaf together.
- Eggs: Another ingredient that helps with the molding and creating a moist meatloaf.
- Milk: Milk not only soaks the breadcrumbs but also adds moisture to the meatloaf.
- Lipton Onion Soup Mix: This is the hidden flavor gem of the dish. This mixture is a combination of dry onion flakes, beef bullion granules, onion powder, parsley, celery seed, paprika, and black pepper. Lipton can be used in a variety of dishes to enhance flavor, just like in my Slow Cooker Lipton Onion Potatoes and Slow Cooker Cube Steak.
- Ketchup: What’s a good meatloaf without ketchup? Not only is this included in every classic recipe but also helps with creating a flavorful meatloaf.
- {The Full recipe is in the recipe card below the images}
How to make Lipton Onion Meat Loaf
Step One – In a medium-sized bowl add the eggs, milk, ketchup, breadcrumbs, and dry soup mix packet. Mix all of the ingredients with a spoon until well combined.
Step Two – Add the ground beef and wet egg mixture in another bowl. With clean hands, mix both until just combined. Try not to over-mix it.
Step Three – Shape the meat mixture into a loaf shape and place it in an oval crock pot or slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.
Step Four – Once cooking is done, spoon and ladle out the fat surrounding the meatloaf. Then, cut the loaf into slices (be careful not to scratch your slow cooker during the cutting process). Serve with your favorite sides and enjoy!
Variations
This recipe is perfect as is, but there is always room for adaptions:
- Any ground meat can work. Some people like to add ground pork, ground turkey, or even ground chicken.
- You can add fresh veggies such as onions, green bell pepper or diced mushrooms.
- After the cooking time is up, you can add a glaze. Our favorite is a glaze made of ketchup, brown sugar and a touch of mustard.
My Serving Suggestions
You can’t go wrong with any side for meatloaf, but here are my favorites:
- Meatloaf has long been served with popular sides such as green beans, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, and/or turnip greens.
- This meatloaf is also great for making meatloaf sandwiches or placed on a bed of mashed potatoes and drizzled with brown gravy for an open-face meatloaf dinner.
- You’ll also want to serve your meatloaf with bread like dinner rolls, cornbread, or Hawaiian sweet rolls.
- For extra zip, we like to add ketchup or barbecue sauce on top of our meatloaf .
Recipe FAQs
Easily store any remaining meatloaf in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. If you want to cover it for the day, you can keep it in the slow cooker or move it to a serving platter and cover it with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
If wanting to freeze this, follow freezer instructions BEFORE cooking.
Reader Review:
“Great meatloaf! Very little effort! Have already made it a dozen times! Love it!!!!” – Sue
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Lipton Onion Meat Loaf Crockpot Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¾ cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 oz. packet Lipton onion soup mix
- 2 lbs. ground beef, I used 12% fat from Costco
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl mix together the eggs, milk, ketchup, breadcrumbs and dry soup mix packet with a spoon. Using clean hands add the beef and combine the wet egg mixture with the beef until just combined, don’t over mix it.
- Shape into a loaf shape in an oval slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.
- Take a spoon and ladle out and discard the fat that is surrounding the meat loaf. Cut the meatloaf into slices being careful not to scratch the slow cooker with the knife.
- Enjoy!
Freezer Meal Instructions:
- Write the date and cooking instructions on a zip lock bag. Mix loaf as directed above. Place the meat loaf mixture into a zip lock bag that has been set into a reusable foil pan. The pan is just to keep the meat in to a loaf shape while freezing. Squeeze all the air out of the bag. Place the meat loaf in the freezer (leave it in the tin). Freeze for up to a month.
To cook after being frozen:
- Place the frozen meat loaf (still in the tin) in the refrigerator to thaw. About 36 hours is the perfect amount of time to thaw. Flip the meat loaf into the slow cooker, if you are careful it should stay in the correct shape. Cook as directed above.
Sarah’s Notes
- Easily store any remaining meatloaf in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. If you want to cover it for the day, you can keep it in the slow cooker or move it to a serving platter and cover it with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
- Any ground meat can work. Some people like to add ground pork, ground turkey, or even ground chicken.
- You can add fresh veggies such as onions, green bell pepper or diced mushrooms.
- After the cooking time is up, you can add a glaze. Our favorite is a glaze made of ketchup, brown sugar and a touch of mustard.
- Meatloaf has long been served with popular sides such as green beans, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, and/or turnip greens.
- This meatloaf is also great for making meatloaf sandwiches or placed on a bed of mashed potatoes and drizzled with brown gravy for an open-face meatloaf dinner.
- You’ll also want to serve your meatloaf with bread like dinner rolls, cornbread, or Hawaiian sweet rolls.
- For extra zip, we like to add ketchup or barbecue sauce on top of our meatloaf .
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Recipe Adapted from: Food.com
Made this twice… Family loved it & it’s so simple. (The second time I used sugar free ketchup & added some minced garlic.)
I have used this same meatloaf recipe for many years though have never tried to do it in the slow cooker … I will try that! Over the years, I’ve made a couple of substitutions which I like even better: I use BBQ sauce instead of ketchup, and oatmeal to replace the bread crumbs. I also use this exact same mixture when making hamburgers for the barbie. Yum!
Please read the nutrition list on the Lipton soup packet. There is way too much sodium in the mix, and it contains MSG, which can cause migraine headaches and adverse reactions in some people. While your recipe may mitigate some of the sodium content, it does not mitigate the MSG. You can suggest a lower sodium product from Lipton, but you cannot lose the MSG (which is usually only a preservative.)
May I suggest an attempt at making a Lipton Soup Mix alternative recipe that contains no MSG, and much less sodium to use in this and other recipes. Please warn of the MSG in the recipe. Thank you, you are amazing.
I made this meatloaf for the first time and it came out great! I used ground pork along with ground round.
I think the trick on the bread crumbs i used panko came out outstanding.. Thank you so much! I enjoy your receipes. The meatloaf of yours i usually make is the one with the ketchup topping with brown sugar but I think I will switch up and start making this receipe.
I’m so glad you liked this! I just tested a recipe that has a small lipton onion meatloaf, with potatoes and carrots on each side! So good.
Excellent meat loaf! I found this recipe a month ago and have already made it a couple times. I’m not a huge fan of ketchup so I only added 1/4 cup. I used my Instant Pot trivet in the crockpot to keep the meatloaf out of the grease at the bottom and it worked perfect.
Great meatloaf! Very little effort! Have already made it a dozen times! Love it!!!!
Can u double recipe?
Yes, though you may need to cook a little longer.
Have made this many times with great results! Does freeze well also. My only change was halving the ketchup. Thanks for the recipe! Super easy to make and tastes delicious!
Came out great every time I made it. Though I also reduced the ketchup by about half. Even froze it and it was still delicious.
Can I cook this on high in crock pot for 3 or more hrs?
Hi Mona! I don’t know if that would be enough time for the center to heat up. I have not tried. The slow cooker heats up very slow.