Name: Slow Cooker Onion Soup Mix Meat Loaf {Freezer Meal Friendly}
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 320 min
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup ketchup; 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs; 1 oz. packet Lipton onion soup mix; 2 lbs. ground beef (I used 12% fat from Costco)

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This meat loaf is bursting with onion flavor from Lipton Onion Soup Mix. This recipe is easily cooked in your slow cooker. – The Magical Slow Cooker

Are you a meatloaf fan? I’m guessing you are if you clicked a link to get here! This Slow Cooker Onion Soup Mix Meat Loaf is a new recipe for me. I have always used my mom’s recipe for meatloaf. I wanted to try this onion soup mix meatloaf out for a freezer meal, it sounded easy to throw together.

Ground beef, onion soup mix, ketchup, eggs and bread crumbs.

While this meatloaf cooks it has a heavenly beefy onion scent to it, which comes from the onion soup mix. Unlike my mom’s recipe which smells to me like bell peppers while it cooks (both good smells!).

Onion meat loaf mix shaped into a loaf form in slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Onion Soup Mix Meat Loaf {Freezer Meal Friendly}

5 from 6 votes

Beef meatloaf with onion soup mix to flavor it.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Total Time: 5 hours 20 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 376kcal

Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

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Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger

Ingredients:

US Customary – Metric

Instructions:

Cooking Instructions: (If wanting to freeze this, follow freezer instruction BEFORE cooking. This recipe makes 1 loaf)

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 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.

Nutrition Information:

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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Recipe Adapted from: Food.com

Freezer Meal Photos:

Below I added the meat into a ziplock bag while it is resting in an aluminum loaf pan. This helps keep the loaf shape while it freezes. And I can reuse these loaf pans next time I make these meat loafs.

raw meat loaf mix in ziplock mag in metal pan.

Label them with the date and cooking instructions.

3 onion soup mix meatloafs in ziplock bags

I freeze these meatloafs for up to a month. I thaw one in the fridge for about 36 hours, then I flip it over into the slow cooker, I can actually do this without touching the meat! Such a great dinner once you get these prepped for the month.

I hope you enjoyed this second edition of Freezer Meal of the Month. I sure am having fun making these handy meals! See you next week with another delicious slow cooker recipe!

Slow Cooker Onion Soup Mix Meat Loaf {Freezer Meal Friendly}