Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Crockpot meatloaf

I love crockpot meals in general because they make it so easy to have meals that taste slow cooked or like you put a lot of time into them, when they are really quick to make. Tonight we are having crockpot meat loaf, I found this recipe somewhere online, I can't remember where. It is really good, although, if you like crunchy edges, this may not be for you...

*1 lb. Ground turkey (we use ground turkey, but I'm sure it would taste fine with ground beef as well)
*2 eggs
* Splash of milk
*2 pieces of sliced bread (I have substituted 1 hot dog or hamburger bun for this as well, and wheat works very well)
* A couple of shakes of salt, ground pepper
*Onion powder, garlic powder (I don't like onion in meat loaf - if you do, you can use real onion for the powder). I use just a small shake of garlic and twice that much onion.
* Ketchup (or barbecue sauce - I have used both but like the ketchup better)
* If you like chunky meat loaf, you can probably add green pepper, etc.

Beat the eggs.
Slice bread into cubes, add to egg. Mix until all bread is covered in egg (add a splash of milk if you need it). Add salt, pepper and onion and garlic powder to bread/egg mixtures and mix well.
Add ground meat to egg and bread mixture and mix it up with your hands. It is OK to still see some chunks of bread after mixing.
Dump meat mixture into crockpot and form into a loaf (I try to keep the loaf an inch or so away from the edge of the crockpot - it leaves a place for the fat to go while cooking). Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Squirt ketchup over loaf until it is completely covered, even ketchup with a spoon.
Cook in crockpot on low from 5 to 7 hours, on high for no more than 3 1/2. (I always put together while the kids are eating lunch, and it is ready when Jason gets home - 6 hours on low seems perfect for us, but longer might make it crunchy, if you like that).

It only takes about 5 minutes to put together, and is a kid favorite in our house...I hope you enjoy!

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