Before we get to the recipe, you are going to need a way to get this out of your slow cooker once it is done. Fold foil into 3 long strips and place in your slow cooker as pictured below. You can then lift the bottom strip by the ends once your meatloaf is done and it will come right out.
Slow Cooker Pizza Meatloaf Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz jar pizza sauce divided
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/3 cup shaved Parmesan
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb hot pork sausage
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- diced fresh parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Begin by laying three strips of aluminum foil into the slow cooker as described above.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of pizza sauce. In a mixing bowl, combine 2/3 cup pizza sauce and the egg. Stir in onion, green pepper, bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, garlic, Parmesan, and black pepper. Add ground beef and pork sausage. Mix well with hands.
- Shape meat mixture into a loaf and place into slow cooker on top of aluminum foil strips. Cover and cook 8 - 10 hours on low or 4 to 6 hours on high. Center of meatloaf should be 170 degrees when done.
- Spread loaf with reserved 1/2 cup of pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Lift meatloaf from slow cooker using foil strips. Remove foil strips and serve. Serves 8.
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Made this for supper tonight – delicious!! Thanks for the recipe, JoAn
going to try this one!
the words say 3 strips of foil, the picture shows and the actual recipe reads as explained above..which explanation?
In the picture that is 3 strips of foil — two going one way and one going the other.
Instead of the foil, would a Reynolds slow cooker liner work?
It should. Just anything so you can lift it out when done.
Does the beef and pork sausage need to be cooked before added to the other ingredients?
No. Everything goes in raw.
I made this tonight. As a matter of fact, we just finished eating. Well, hubby is on his second plate. 🙂
Anyway, this is really good. I was skeptical, but it turned out really good.
I want to say, I didn’t cook this in a slow cooker. I cooked it in my 12 in 1 Power XL Air Fryer. I put the mixture directly into the air fryer baking pan, in the shape of a loaf, then I set the temperature for 350 degrees F and I baked it for 1 hour. I checked it with a thermometer and it was perfect. *** I added the pizza sauce and the cheese during the last 10 minutes. So, in the air fryer, it takes an hour.
Oh, I forgot to add, I did not use any aluminum foil in my air fryer. My air fryer has a baking setting and that’s how I cooked this. You really need to try this recipe. It’s good and you don’t know what you’re missing.
I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for sharing your air fryer settings!