"jmcquown" wrote in
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Nancy2 wrote:
On May 13, 5:20 pm, metspitzer wrote:
I am trying to come up for another easy to fix dish from the crock
pot and I have seen a couple on the Internet for meatloaf.

Anyone have a good one that works?

I can't imagine a scenario in which this would be a good idea that
would have a good result. A crockpot is not a mini-do-everything
appliance.

N.

Ah, but everyone wants it to be one! Just for grins I dug out the
slow-cooker recipe booklet that came with Mom's long-gone slow cooker
(aka crockpot) from the 1970's. There is, indeed, a recipe in it for
meatloaf. Note: My newer slow-cooker recipe booklets make no mention
at all of meatloaf.

I have never tried this and never will, but here it is:

1-1/2 lb.s ground chuck
1 egg, beaten
3/4 c. milk
1-1/2 tsp. salt
2 slices bread, crumbled
1/2 small onion, chopped
2 Tbs. each: chopped green pepper and celery
4-6 potatoes, cut up
ketchup

Mix egg, milk, salt & breadcrumbs; allow to soften. Thoroughly
combine with ground chuck and chopped vegetables. Shape into loaf and
place in cooker. Top with ketchup and green pepper rings. Place
potatoes at the sides of the loaf. (If potatoes are peeled, coat with
butter to keep from darkening.)

Cover and set to High for 1 hour then turn to Low for 8-9 hours.

I don't see the point of this. I only use my slow-cooker for things I
want to turn on and forget about while doing other things. If I have
to run in and turn it down after an hour I could have made a regular
meatloaf.

Jill




Ah but this does have merit. Get the thing started as soon as you wake
up, wait for the hour to pass, turn down the temp, leave for the day,
come home to meatloaf.

My crockpot has the "Auto" setting which actually brings it up to temp
quickly and then drops to low. Ours brings the meat to safge temp as
verified by thermometer.

We've done the meatloaf thing a few times. The trick is getting the right
amount of moisture and using much leaner beef to avoid the grease bath.
We normally do a 1/1 ratio of beef/turkey or 3/4 turkey to beef mix.

I find it to be just about as good as "regular" meatloaf.