Slow Cooker Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes
113 Comments Apr 06, 2024
Updated May 29, 2025
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This Slow Cooker Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes recipe is a game-changer for your weeknight dinners. Perfect for busy families who want a satisfying dinner without all the fuss.
If you want a one pot chicken meal (with baked potatoes), you will love my Slow Cooker Cornish Game Hens and Baked Potatoes, or Pulled Pork and Sweet Potatoes.
When it comes to convenience, this slow cooker meatloaf and baked potatoes recipe has you covered. By combining all the ingredients into one pot (including the potatoes), you save time on both prep and cleanup. The meatloaf recipe is my mom’s, which includes bell pepper! The house smells amazing while this cooks! If you want just meatloaf, try my classic slow cooker meatloaf recipe.
Magic Meatloaf & Potatoes Ingredients
This recipe combines a hearty meatloaf with baked potatoes—all in one slow cooker:
- Russet potatoes – Wrapped in foil and cooked right on top
- Ground beef – Lean, perfect for slow cooking
- Eggs, ketchup, and milk – For binding and moisture
- Onion & green bell pepper – Classic flavor base
- Saltines – Crushed, holds the meatloaf together
- Seasonings – Garlic powder, salt, and pepper
Cook’s Tips and Variations
Ground turkey is a leaner option and works just as well in this recipe. Just be sure to adjust the seasonings to your taste preferences.
Sweet potatoes can be wrapped in foil instead of russets.
Prefer not to use foil? You can simply place the potatoes on top of the meatloaf unwrapped—works great too.
Serving & Leftovers
Serve thick slices of meatloaf with one of the baked potatoes and your favorite toppings—like sour cream, chives, or shredded cheese.
Add a side of honey garlic carrots, southern fried corn, or a crisp garden salad for a full plate.
Use leftovers to make a sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and mayo or mustard; turn them into a breakfast hash with onions, peppers, and a fried egg; or freeze meatloaf slices in foil for easy lunches later.
Featured Comment
“Tried this. Super easy and very tasty. Great for a week night. Thank you!!!”
– Greg
Slow Cooker Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs. 7% fat ground beef
- 3 large eggs
- 1 small white onion,, diced
- 1 green bell pepper,, diced
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 25 saltine crackers,, crushed
- 5 Russet potatoes, (small to medium sized)
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the meat, eggs, onion, bell pepper, ketchup, milk, garlic powder, salt, pepper and crushed saltines.. Mix together with a spoon or clean hands. Important Note: The Meatloaf should form into a loaf easily; if the meat mixture is too dry, add more ketchup. If it's too wet and falling apart, add more crackers.
- Form the meatloaf into a loaf in the slow cooker. Wash and dry the potatoes and wrap each of them in foil. Place the potatoes on top of the meatloaf toward the sides of the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Slice and serve with your favorite baked potato toppings!
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Try my other Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipes:
Looking for more hearty slow cooker meals? Try a Complete Meatloaf Dinner or a cozy Slow Cooker Hobo Dinner—both are one-pot classics with meat and veggies.
For a flavorful twist, go with Bacon Barbecue Meatloaf or the nostalgic Lipton Onion Meatloaf, made with dry soup mix.
Want something different? Turkey Meatloaf offers a leaner option, while Venison Meatloaf is perfect if you’ve got wild game on hand.
Love all your meatloaf receipes and they are so easy and a winner everytime. I make your meatloaf receipes at least monthly . Keep the new receipes coming in..looking for more chicken recipes in the crockpot.
We like larger baking potatoes, so when making the meatloaf, I pierce the potatoes and then microwave them for 5 minutes first and then proceed with the rest of the recipe. They come out great. I also like to put the meatloaf into the sling that I got for my air fryer and put a piece of parchment paper on top of it that I put some holes in. That way, the meatloaf doesn’t fall apart when I’m removing it from my crockpot and cleanup is much easier.
Enjoy cooking my meatloaf and baked potatoes in the slow cooker! Normally we eat meatloaf with rice in Hawaii so the baked potato was a delicious change!
So glad to hear that!
What would you suggest instead of the saltines, for a gluten free?
Try gluten free breadcrumbs, even panko crumbs work well.
I use oats in my meatloaf. I have never used gluten free, but I’m sure they would work.
I made your other slow cooker meatloaf recipe and made a foil “sling” to make lifting the cooked meatloaf out of the slow cooker easier. I’ll do that when I make this one as well. Love the idea of cooking the potatoes at the same time.
I love slow cooker recipes and meatloaf is a staple at my house. This slow cooker meatloaf tastes good and makes a lot, but it doesn’t get browned, so run it under your oven broiler for a few minutes before serving. I had to cook it on high instead of low for about 4-5 hours because I underestimated how long it would take on low for 8 hours – that means you have to start it at about 10:30 AM! Make the loaf the night before then or early in the AM. Cold leftovers make great sandwiches too!
Could you bake in oven?
Depending on the size of your potaotoes it may work. Though I personally start my potatoes a little ahead of of my meatloaf when I cook in the oven.
I’m wondering if you cook this recipe on high or low. I love your recipes and has helped during my knee surgery recovery. Have a great day….Debby yarian
On low. The full recipe is in the recipe card.
Do you add water in bottom of slowcooker
No.