Taste of Home
Peppered Meat Loaf
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Cook: 6 hours
YIELD: 12 servings.
I came up with this easy dinner one day while experimenting in the kitchen. Everyone who tries it, loves it! —Laura Burgess, Mount Vernon, South Dakota
Ingredients
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3 large baking potatoes, peeled and quartered lengthwise
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2 large eggs, lightly beaten
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1 large onion, chopped
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1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
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3/4 cup crushed saltines
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1/2 cup ketchup
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3 garlic cloves, minced
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2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
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1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
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1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper
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3 pounds ground beef
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1 pound spicy bulk pork sausage
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SAUCE:
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1 cup ketchup
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1/3 cup packed brown sugar
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1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
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1.
Cut three 25x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. Top with potatoes.
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2.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, onion, tomato sauce, saltines, ketchup, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt and seasoned pepper. Add beef and sausage; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into a loaf; transfer to slow cooker. Combine sauce ingredients; pour over top.
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3.
Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer inserted into meat loaf reads at least 160° and potatoes are tender, 6 to 6-1/2 hours. Using foil strips as handles, remove meat loaf to a platter.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece meat loaf with 1 potato wedge: 489 calories, 25g fat (9g saturated fat), 127mg cholesterol, 951mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 3g fiber), 29g protein.
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