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!
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Making it now put on crock pot bottom
Carrots and squash added mini peppers and
Brown sugar ketchup and Worcestershire sauce on top.
Can’t wait to try it
Will this freeze well?
I think the meat will go great. Unsure about the potatoes.
Hi Sarah !,
We love a good meatloaf in this house. I’m cooking for 2. Can I use 2 -3 potatoes instead of 5 ? Or do you have a better suggestion ? Thanks !
Thank you so much for sharing your recipes !! I really appreciate it. It help a lot for busy mothers!! God Bless you!
Can I use powered milk instead of whole milk?
I live off grid and normally don’t have milk in frig.
I have a Crock Pot and use the pressure cooker mode
for 50 mins.
Will I have to modify the Recipe to get the same results?
Hi! I think that will work just fine, you won’t even be able to taste it.
I’m sorry if this is a repeat question but how long on LOW if I don’t put potatoes in it? Also, I used one cup of oatmeal instead of saltine crackers. Is that ok?
It’s a great question! The potatoes really slow the entire dish down. Here is my meatloaf recipe without potatoes, doesn’t take near as long. Cook on LOW for 5-6 hours. https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/slow-cooker-meatloaf/
I made this two days ago and it was awesome!!! So easy and all I had to do was make a vegetable and we had dinner…..yummy!!
Do you need to poke the potatoes before you wrap them? Thanks!
No, I only do that for the microwave. 🙂
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.
Thanks for the oatmeal tip.
Your instructions do not include adding the crackers, but the video shows it.
Thank you, I fixed that.