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
How to Video
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.
Hello do you have to wrap the potatoes in foil?
No! I often do sweet potatoes and baked potatoes on top of pork without foil and they do fine.
Do you cook it on high or low for 8 hrs???
On low. It’s in the recipe box 🙂
How long would cook just the meat loaf?!
5-6 hours on low.
Can I cook without potatoes? If so how lovely Gn for meatloaf?
without potatoes I do 5-6 hours on low
Do you think you could make this with ground turkey versus beef and maybe shorten the cooking time a little?
The potatoes will need 8 hours, let me know how it turns out if you try it.
I love this recipe already! Meatloaf and baked potatoes is one of my favorite combos!
OMG……..tried the beef enchiladas……….WOW!!! VERY VERY good!!!!
Would it hurt to only do 2 or 3 potatoes?
I think that would be fine!
What crackers can I use in UK instead of Saltine crackers as we can’t get them here
any type of plain crackers. Do you have Ritz there?
I can use Ritz?
Yes! Will work fine.
Substitute ried bread crumbs for the crackers.
Penelope cream crackers adding half teasp Maldon salt per 100g or Italian crackers at Waitrose are nearly identical to Saltines. Got them from Nigella Lawson’s page.
A little oatmeal works too. 1/4. Cup
Yes, my grandma did that!
Did you pierce the potatoes before you wrapped them in foil?
No 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. 🙂
Hi 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!
I wonder if that’s where my mom got the idea!
Love the chicken recipe can’t wait to try the beef!
Would like the chicken and when you use the cooker do you put water under it so it doesn’t burn