Smothered Crockpot Meatloaf!!

[georgia girl 35]

This is by no means the healthiest meal, but it is sooooo good. Eaten in moderation, it's fine. My picky 2 year old son ate more of this than me and my hubby put together!

Ingredients:

4 cups Potatoes O'Brien (Ore-Ida), frozen

1 pound lean ground beef

1.25 pounds ground pork

1 box Kraft shake and Bake, whatever flavor you prefer ( I used regular and added just a pinch of garlic powder- it doesn't need much)

1 envelope Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix

1 (4.5 oz) jar Sliced Mushrooms, drained

1 egg

1 (12 oz) can condensed Cheddar Soup, divided

1/2 cup evaporatd milk

1 (10 oz) can condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 onion, sliced thin

1 (8 oz) pkg sliced fresh mushrooms

Directions:

Spread frozen potatoes evenly in the bottom of a 5-qart slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, shake and bake, onion soup mix, sliced mushrooms (jar), and egg. Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 c cheddar soup and 1/2 c evaporated milk until smooth. Add to meat mixture. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, mix thoroughly and form into a loaf. (my crockpot is round, so I used a christmas cookie tin to form my loaf. Once packed in, use a butter knife around the egde to loosen and flip upside down into the crockpot [it should fall right out], on top of potatoes.) Make sure meatloaf does not touch the sides of the slow cooker.

Whisk together remaining cheddar soup with cream of mushroom soup. Pour over meatloaf. Top with onions and fresh mushrooms. Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 1 hour. Reduce the temperature to LOW setting and cook for an additional 5-6 hours.

The potatoes, mushrooms, onions and soup gravy is sooooo good spooned over the sliced meatloaf! :thumbup:

Edited August 7, 2008 by georgia girl

[bamboobabe 0]

Georgia-Thanks for the recipe. It sounds delicious. I'm going to try it this weekend!

[georgia girl 35]

Your welcome Bamboo! It is DELICIOUS!! It's a recipe by Sandra Lee on food network. Let me know how you like it.

[luluc 6]

gg - this looks SO good! i love a good meatloaf & will have to try out this recp. thanks,

lulu

[tonya66 13]

I will try this recipe soon. My oven went out and I haven't gotten another so I've been wanting to make a meatloaf, this sounds heavenly.

[health4life 0]

What do you do with the fat that comes off the hamburger? Is it absorbed by the mashed potatoes? Just curious.

[georgia girl 35]

What do you do with the fat that comes off the hamburger? Is it absorbed by the mashed potatoes? Just curious.

It kinda mixes in with the gravy. A little of the gravy goes a long way, so no need to go overboard with it. I used a slotted spoon to dip it and that probably helped some too.

Edited August 5, 2008 by georgia girl

[georgia girl 35]

What do you do with the fat that comes off the hamburger? Is it absorbed by the mashed potatoes? Just curious.

You might could also use 2.25 lbs of lean ground beef instead of using the beef and pork. Not sure if that would change the cooking time, but that may cut back on the fat.....just a thought.

[srknepler 0]

you could probably use any combo of ground meats as long as the weight is the same.

We like a little turkey Breakfast sausage in ours or some turkey italian sausage...depending on what flavor we're in the mood for.

our local market has fresh chicken sausage that is full of yummy stuff like roasted peppers and sundried tomatoes. Adding a little to ground meat recipes really bumps up the flavor!!

Edited August 27, 2008 by srknepler

[georgia girl 35]

Great ideas Sherri! I love roasted red peppers and sundried tomatoes. Thanks for sharing!

[Donna113 2]

OMG!!! Now I'm salivating and starving and I was just fine before I read this thread!!!!

[georgia girl 35]

OMG!!! Now I'm salivating and starving and I was just fine before I read this thread!!!!

LOL! I have to say this was the best meatloaf I've ever had. Totally different from traditional meatloaf, but very good.

[Cathrine Ray 0]

This sounds like one of those recipes everyone wants to try......:w00t:

[Donna113 2]

Cathrine, is that gorgeous dog in your avatar your dog?

[TulipStar 2]

OMG, this sounds sooooooooooooooooooooo good. My mouth is watering.