Two cooks also mean that food is viewed from a different angle than just that of a long-term cook, who while she still enjoys cooking, might be just a little bit stuck in a cooking rut! And while that might have been me.......I have learned that the slow cooker is a cook's best friend!
For those still working outside the home, using a programmable slow cooker, this meatloaf can be timed to be ready when you get home, and only need the sauce poured on, while you get the rest of the dinner completed. And by the way, help with the rest of the dinner is also a good idea, I am just saying! So I am offered a few suggestions below...
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Meat Loaf is a compact meatloaf, yet very tender and the sauce sets it off perfectly. Plus leftovers make great sandwiches! For families with two slow cookers, Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is a great side dish. If you are looking for more vegetables on your plate, you may want to try Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Pecans. or Oven Roasted Delicata Squash and Onions.
- eggs
- ground beef
- bread crumbs
- dried minced onion
- rubbed sage
- catsup, you can make your own! The recipe is found here.
- brown sugar, you can make your own!
- yellow ballpark mustard
- Worcestershire sauce
- measuring spoons
- measuring cups
- liquid measuring cup
- large mixing bowl
- 6-qt slow cooker
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Meat Loaf
adapted from: Taste of Home, slow cookers, casseroles, and soups
2 eggs
3/4 c milk
2/3 c dried bread crumbs*
1 T dried minced onion
1 t salt
3/4 t rubbed sage
1 1/2 pound ground beef
2 T brown sugar
1 T ballpark yellow mustard
1 t Worcestershire sauce
In a small bowl, combine ketchup through Worcestershire sauce. Mix well and spoon over meatloaf. Cook an additional 15 minutes.
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adapted from: Taste of Home, slow cookers, casseroles, and soups
2 eggs
3/4 c milk
2/3 c dried bread crumbs*
1 T dried minced onion
1 t salt
3/4 t rubbed sage
1 1/2 pound ground beef
2 T brown sugar
1 T ballpark yellow mustard
1 t Worcestershire sauce
In a small bowl, combine ketchup through Worcestershire sauce. Mix well and spoon over meatloaf. Cook an additional 15 minutes.
Meatloaf is something I have tried to make a couple of times but it can be a bit bland. The sauce on this one would definitely help!
ReplyDeleteI am with you, and you are correct, the sauce makes it delicious!
DeleteMy husband isn't a fan of meatloaf. I usually like it better the next day on a sandwich with ketchup. We never have it, but I grew up having it fairly often! It was probably pretty bland, though; my mother wasn't interested in cooking and didn't have a talent for it!
ReplyDeleteI am with you on sandwiches the next day, but I need a bit of mustard. I have also learned that slices of meatloaf freeze very well and are delicious sauteed in butter when served as a "planned over" dinner!
DeleteI haven't made meatloaf for years! What a great idea, cooking it in the slow cooker!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to give it a go. Thank you!
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DeleteThe best things about meatloaf is the sandwiches the next day. This looks like perfect sandwich meatloaf!! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party!! Hope your week is wonderful!
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DeleteThis sounds yummy! I make my meatloaf in the oven but use almost all the same ingredients listed here (though I like BBQ in place of the ketchup). I have never thought of cooking it in my slow cooker but I really like that idea! Pinned.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I like how moist the slow cooker keeps the meatloaf. My husband would love the change out of BBQ sauce for the catsup.
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