Crock pot meat loaf

We tried a meat loaf in the crock pot a couple of months ago and have made it several times since. The link I am posting for the recipe is for double the amount I make for two of us. The quantities listed below make enough for two meals for two. You need:

1 lb of lean ground beef
1 egg
1/2 C of milk
1/2 C of dry bread crumbs
1 envelope of dry onion soup mix

First combine the eggs, milk, bread crumbs, and soup mix and mix together. Then add the meat. Mix thoroughly, then shape into a rectangle or oval that won't touch sides of crock pot. Cook on low for 6 hours.

We like mushrooms with ours, so at about 6 hours I add some in and let it cook for another hour or so. Another variation Michael adds is some red wine mixed in with the beef and some basil on the top of the loaf before cooking.


I forgot to take any prep pictures, so this is after cooking for most of the day before I added in the mushrooms. I realize the pictures of this meat loaf look sick...but I promise it tastes really good!


For our second meal with this we usually have it on sandwiches which is also really good.
Here is the link for the recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-meatloaf-184426
You can easily adjust the serving amount on the recipe link to fit the quantity of servings you need.

Beef in red wine gravy

This is one of my husband's favorite meals, and it is a crock-pot meal, which I love!


1.5 lbs of beef stew meat (you can change the amount based on how much you want to make), 1 onion, mushrooms, red wine, corn starch, onion soup mix, and egg noodles.


Chop up your onion


In the crock-pot layer onions, stew meat, and sprinkle with the onion soup mix.


Cover with 3 T of corn starch


Cover with 1.5 C of red wine (I have used cooking wine or real wine and not noticed a difference in taste)


Cook in crock-pot for 10-12 hours on the low setting or 5-6 hours on the high setting.


Optional: We like this with mushrooms, so in the last hour of cooking I chop some mushrooms and stir in.


You serve this over pasta, egg noodles are good. This time I tried the whole grain egg noodles, and they were good.


And serve!
Trust me, it tastes a lot better than it looks! This makes plenty, about 6 servings.
I calculate the meat portion to be 5 WW points, then add the amount you have in your pasta.
Wonderful for busy days and cold weather days!