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Crockpot Meatloaf is amazingly tender and made easily in the slow cooker!
Do you have a go-to dinner recipe? My family LOVES my baked mac and cheese, but sometimes I need something that isn’t pasta. That’s when I turn to a classic meatloaf recipe!
This is one of my favorite Crockpot Meatloaf recipes because it is amazingly flavorful and easy, thanks to using dried stuffing mix in place of breadcrumbs. It may seem odd, but all the great seasonings are already in the stuffing mix, so it’s several steps in one! The glaze on top of the meatloaf is lip-smackingly good; made with ketchup, minced onion, brown sugar and vinegar for a little tang.
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HOW TO MAKE MEATLOAF RECIPES CROCKPOT
Why Cook Meatloaf in the Crockpot?
I love making this slow cooker meatloaf recipe in the crockpot for two main reasons. First, a meatloaf cooked in the crockpot is much harder to “mess up” and be dry or tough. The process of cooking in the crockpot lends to a much more tender and moist dish. Secondly, it’s ready when you get home, meaning far less stress! Traditional meatloaf takes an hour or more to bake, so if you wait until you get home to bake it, you’ll be having a later dinner. This way, dinner is mostly finished!
Plus, I can generally fit more beef into my crockpot than I can in my meatloaf pan.
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OTHER RECIPE OF MEATLOAF RECIPES CROCKPOT
Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef
1 large yellow onion finely minced (divided)
2 boxes (6 oz each) dried stuffing mix (I like to use the savory herb variety)
1 1/3 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
2 Tablespoons ketchup glaze (see below)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Brown Sugar Ketchup Glaze
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/4 cup light brown sugar
2 Tablespoons finely minced onion
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Full recipe here