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.
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
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. 7% fat ground beef
- 3 large eggs
- 1 small white onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- â…“ 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)
Slow Cooker Size:
- 6 quart slow cooker or larger
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the meat, eggs, onion, bell pepper, ketchup, milk, garlic powder, salt and pepper. 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!
Barbara Buss says
January 22, 2018 at 4:41 pmLove the chicken recipe can’t wait to try the beef!
Margie Crane says
January 22, 2018 at 5:03 pmHi Sarah! This delicious recipe reminds me of one I have used, probably 45 years ago. My copy has been lost for a very long time. I actually cut it out from the box of crackers. I’m really looking forward to trying it in my Crock-Pot! Thanks!
Sarah Olson says
January 22, 2018 at 7:39 pmI wonder if that’s where my mom got the idea!
Sarah says
January 22, 2018 at 6:42 pmDid you pierce the potatoes before you wrapped them in foil?
Sarah Olson says
January 22, 2018 at 7:38 pmNo I’ve never pierced mine unless they are going in the microwave. It wouldn’t hurt the recipe if you did pierce them, I know many people are accustomed to doing that. 🙂
Penelope says
January 23, 2018 at 12:27 amWhat crackers can I use in UK instead of Saltine crackers as we can’t get them here
Sarah Olson says
January 23, 2018 at 8:12 amany type of plain crackers. Do you have Ritz there?
tibbs says
February 10, 2018 at 2:20 pmSubstitute ried bread crumbs for the crackers.
Karen says
January 23, 2018 at 5:46 amWould it hurt to only do 2 or 3 potatoes?
Sarah Olson says
January 23, 2018 at 8:12 amI think that would be fine!
Cheryl says
January 23, 2018 at 8:39 amOMG……..tried the beef enchiladas……….WOW!!! VERY VERY good!!!!
Diana Lopes says
January 25, 2018 at 8:07 amI love this recipe already! Meatloaf and baked potatoes is one of my favorite combos!
missy says
January 27, 2018 at 9:18 pmDo you think you could make this with ground turkey versus beef and maybe shorten the cooking time a little?
Sarah Olson says
January 28, 2018 at 4:51 pmThe potatoes will need 8 hours, let me know how it turns out if you try it.
Beth says
February 2, 2018 at 6:01 amDo you cook it on high or low for 8 hrs???
Sarah Olson says
February 2, 2018 at 12:06 pmOn low. It’s in the recipe box 🙂
Molly says
February 7, 2018 at 10:36 amHow long would cook just the meat loaf?!
Sarah Olson says
February 7, 2018 at 2:24 pm5-6 hours on low.
Anonymous says
September 5, 2018 at 7:30 amCan I cook without potatoes? If so how lovely Gn for meatloaf?
Sarah Olson says
September 5, 2018 at 9:09 amwithout potatoes I do 5-6 hours on low
Heidi says
February 8, 2018 at 9:46 amHello do you have to wrap the potatoes in foil?
Sarah Olson says
February 8, 2018 at 8:28 pmNo! I often do sweet potatoes and baked potatoes on top of pork without foil and they do fine.
L Y says
March 11, 2018 at 8:36 amWhat would the cooking time be on high heat with 1 pound of meatloaf and 4 potatoes?
Jake says
March 12, 2018 at 10:36 amCan you coom on med or high to reduce the time?
Dayle Johnson says
March 13, 2018 at 11:02 amLooking forward to weekly newsletter.
Kris Preiss says
March 13, 2018 at 5:36 pmI have made several of your recipes so far and love them all, your making me a better cook and I wasn’t to bad to start with 🙂 Thank you!!! Keep them coming.
Pam says
September 5, 2018 at 3:35 pmCan you use insta pot
Sarah Olson says
September 5, 2018 at 5:28 pmI have not tried. I would look up similar recipes online to see if there is an pressure cooker version.
Anonymous says
January 21, 2019 at 9:23 pmMy wife found a recipe at This old gal site for the instant pot. It does call for a special pan, like a small bundt cake pan. She got one on the internet.
Jeremy E. says
September 18, 2018 at 9:05 pmThanks for this recipe Sarah! I’m trying it tomorrow night for the wife and kids for the first time. I have a feeling it’s going to be a hit though!
Sarah Olson says
September 19, 2018 at 10:50 amI hope you love it!
Michelle Annette Dean says
October 15, 2018 at 7:46 pmJust got done prepping this tonight for easy throw together in the morning! I just chopped my pepper and onion and mixed my seasonings with my eggs and milk and crushed my crackers. I also went ahead and wrapped my potatoes! That way tomorrow I can just mix it and form it and toss it and go! I’m sooooooo busy in the mornings! So excited to try this!
Sarah Olson says
October 16, 2018 at 9:25 amI’ve done the same thing! let me know how you like it.
Tanya Akiva says
November 12, 2018 at 5:49 pmCan i substitute the milk with water?
JoAnne Whitney Sims says
December 25, 2018 at 6:44 amHi, slow cooker meatloaf with baked potatoes sounds amazing. How many ounces should each potatoes be so they are all done in the 8 hours? Thank you.
Jennifer says
December 31, 2018 at 5:46 amCan u cook on medium or high to reduce the time
Sarah Olson says
December 31, 2018 at 3:36 pmI have not tried, has anyone else cooked this on high?
Anonymous says
December 31, 2018 at 2:39 pmSi 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??
Sarah Olson says
December 31, 2018 at 3:35 pmThat could happen if your meat is wetter than normal. I’m sorry that happened.
Jeanette Parra says
January 9, 2019 at 8:23 pmCan 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.
Sarah Olson says
January 10, 2019 at 5:10 pmYes, 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.
Cheryl says
February 1, 2019 at 8:58 amMy 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