Lipton Onion Meatloaf
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One main ingredient – dry onion soup mix – turns traditional meatloaf with a simple recipe into mouth-watering Slow Cooker Lipton Onion Meatloaf. Take the guesswork out of what you’re cooking for dinner and have a go at whipping up something the whole family will enjoy.
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“Great meatloaf! Very little effort! Have already made it a dozen times! Love it!!!!”
– sue
Onion Soup mix adds so much flavor to recipes. With my Lipton Onion Meatloaf recipe (which also freezes well), you get an incredibly flavorful loaf that will make you question why you’ve ever made it without.
Key Ingredients
Ground Beef: You’ll want to use at least 2 pounds of beef for this recipe. I like to use 12% from Costco.
Bread Crumbs: Holds the meatloaf together.
Eggs: Another ingredient that helps with the molding and creating a moist meatloaf.
Milk: Milk not only soaks the breadcrumbs but also adds moisture to the meatloaf.
Lipton Onion Soup Mix: This is the hidden flavor gem of the dish. This mixture is a combination of dry onion flakes, beef bullion granules, onion powder, parsley, celery seed, paprika, and black pepper. Lipton can be used in a variety of dishes to enhance flavor, just like in my Slow Cooker Lipton Onion Potatoes and Slow Cooker Cube Steak.
Ketchup: What’s a good meatloaf without ketchup? Not only is this included in every classic recipe, but it also helps with creating a flavorful meatloaf.
How to Make Lipton Onion Meatloaf
- Mix everything together until just combined.
- Shape into a loaf and place in the crockpot.
- Cook low and slow, then remove excess grease and slice.
Tips & Variations
Meat Swap: You can use ground chicken or turkey, but you may need to add more breadcrumbs.
Add Vegetables: You can add fresh veggies such as onions, green bell pepper or diced mushrooms.
How to Serve Onion Meatloaf
Main Sides: Meatloaf has long been served with comforting sides such as green beans, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, and/or turnip greens.
Leftovers: Make meatloaf sandwiches with the leftovers. I like to heat the meatloaf slices in a skillet before assembling the sandwiches.
Add a Glaze: After the cooking time is up, you can add a glaze. Our favorite is a glaze made of ketchup, brown sugar, and a touch of mustard
Why is there grease around the meatloaf?
That’s normal. Just ladle it out before slicing for a better texture.
Lipton Onion Meat Loaf Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¾ cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 oz. packet Lipton onion soup mix
- 2 lbs. ground beef, I used 12% fat from Costco
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl mix together the eggs, milk, ketchup, breadcrumbs and dry soup mix packet with a spoon. Using clean hands add the beef and combine the wet egg mixture with the beef until just combined, don’t over mix it.
- Shape into a loaf in an oval slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.
- Take a spoon and ladle out and discard the fat that is surrounding the meat loaf. Cut the meatloaf into slices being careful not to scratch the slow cooker with the knife.
- Enjoy!
Freezer Meal Instructions:
- Write the date and cooking instructions on a zip lock bag. Mix loaf as directed above. Place the meat loaf mixture into a zip lock bag that has been set into a reusable foil pan. The pan is just to keep the meat in to a loaf shape while freezing. Squeeze all the air out of the bag. Place the meat loaf in the freezer (leave it in the tin). Freeze for up to a month.
To cook after being frozen:
- Place the frozen meat loaf (still in the tin) in the refrigerator to thaw. About 36 hours is the perfect amount of time to thaw. Flip the meat loaf into the slow cooker, if you are careful it should stay in the correct shape. Cook as directed above.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Recipe Adapted from: Food.com
More Meat Loaf Recipes:
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Bacon Barbecue Meatloaf and Salsa Meatloaf both take things up a notch—one with smoky-sweet flavor, the other with a zesty kick from chunky salsa.
Slow Cooker Turkey Meatloaf with Stovetop Stuffing keeps things moist and well-seasoned, while Venison Meatloaf offers a leaner, protein-packed option.
For a full meal, try Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes in the same crock or go with Meatloaf with Carrots and Potatoes.
This is soooo like my Mom’s meatloaf (which I loved). Mom wasn’t a great cook but she made everything from scratch and we were spoiled (except for when she made beef liver and onions). Just terrible. Loved her meatloaf and her rice pudding!
can I use stuffing mix instead of breadcrumbs?
yes, that would work fine!
The image shows the meatloaf being served with gravy, but the recipe does not include the gravy recipe. Can you recommend one?
I use gravy packets (McCormick) I do make gravy with turkey by mixing heavy cream with flour and adding it to the hot strained cooking juices.
Question, l don’t like ketchup so what can I use instead?
You could do barbecue sauce – but you really won’t taste the ketchup.
You will not taste the ketchup in the meat as if slapped on a hamburger. It definitely adds to savory depth of flavor. I’m no ketchup fan either (in fact I hate the condiment on any food directly), but it’s a necessary ingredient for meatloaf. If I’m making meatloaf that won’t be served with brown gravy as shown in the recipe pic here, I’ll still use ketchup combined with my favorite BBQ sauce as the glaze on top.
And if using BBQ sauce instead I highly recommend Sweet Baby Ray’s Sweet & Smoky if you can find it. Classic one will do if you can’t find that particular flavor. There’s also other flavors like Honey BBQ, Sweet and Spicy, etc. Change it up! 🙂