You can make an entire meal in the slow cooker with this Slow Cooker Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes Recipe.
If you love meatloaf, you really should try cooking it in the slow cooker. Sometimes in the oven the meatloaf can get tough on the edges but in the slow cooker I find that it stays tender throughout.
This week instead of just cooking a meatloaf, I added potatoes as well. The potatoes cooked up great wrapped in foil on top of the meatloaf.
How to make Slow Cooker Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes:
- First, mix the meatloaf ingredients together in a bowl then shape it into a loaf in the slow cooker
- Scrub the potatoes and wrap them in foil. Place the potatoes along the edges of the meatloaf. Five potatoes fit perfectly for me.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time. Want to keep the heat in so the potatoes soften.
- Remove potatoes, slice meatloaf and serve!
If you have a favorite meatloaf recipe, you can try it in place of mine, just make it about a 2 pound size. I know not everyone likes bell pepper in their meatloaf, but that’s how my mom made it, it smells so good while cooking.
To plate this meal I removed the potatoes onto a plate, sliced the meatloaf and served with corn. A salad would be great too!
This meal is great for those who are busy all-day and want to come home to a great meal. I hope you try it.
Slow Cooker Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
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
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ 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. If meatloaf seems to wet to form into a loaf add more cracker crumbs or if too dry add a touch more milk or ketchup.
- 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.
- Serve and enjoy!
Is there a liquid to be added before cooking?
Nope!
im a vegetarian would it work with quorn mince if you have another ulternative pls could you let me now in new in the vegetarian side of this
Was yummy!,
My daughter has Hashimoto’s and is gluten free. I always replace any bread crumbs wit oatmeal. Works great in any recipe that requires bread crumbs or crackers.
Your instructions do not include adding the crackers, but the video shows it.
Thank you, I fixed that.
Can I use Italian bread crumbs and how much instead of 24 saltines?
About 3/4 cup
I always put carrots and potatoes in with my meatloaf and my family loves it.
Can I use 8 at instant pot ?
I have not tried, let me know how it works for you.
Can you cook on high for 6 hours?
I have not tried, it would have to be tested. Most recipes you can switch, but unsure how this one would do on high.
I’ll let you know!!!
It worked and was delicious!!!
Thanks for letting me know!
Can you cook liver and onions with the gravy in a crock pot? If so how long and the ingredients.
I just tried this recipe – it cooked for 8 hours without opening the lid and the my meat is under cooked and the potatoes are not softened. Is there anything you can suggest I try next time?
Hi Shannon, Maybe smaller potaotes. If you continue to have problems with your slow cooker, such as roasts getting tender too. You may need a different crock pot. I’m so sorry this happened.
Oh no, please don’t be sorry. I need to upgrade my crockpot anyways. Now I have an excuse to. I will try this again after I get a new one. Thank you so much.
Can I used a 1/2 lean and half 85% meat?
Yes! Will need to drain at the end of cooking.
My son has gout, so poultry is what we work with most that doesn’t cause him flares. Could you make this with ground chicken and what would the cooking time be? Most ground chicken is chicken breasts…very worried about it being hard and dry…but they travel for work and use a crockpot a lot….this would be a great meal for them that cooks while they are at work
Can I mix everything and put in frig. In the crockpot And in morning put potatoes in and turn crockpot on and put pot in holder before leaving work.
Yes, that would work fine. I do that often. One tip I have is to let the slow cooker sit on the counter for about 10 mins to get the chill off of it, so it won’t crack.
Sounds delicious! I’m concerned about the foil coming in contact with the meat. Is it safe? Is there something else to wrap the potatoes in or leave them unwrapped?
Si I started out with two pounds of beef and have no idea where it went. The meat thinned out and has dents where the potatoes sat on it??? What the heck??
That could happen if your meat is wetter than normal. I’m sorry that happened.