Monday has arrived and football season is back on the menu! Today, we’re bringing back our slow cooker and making an Easy Slow Cooker Meatloaf that’s PACKED with protein and takes just a few minutes to prep.

Start this one with a mixing bowl. You’ll want it big enough to fit your entire mix in while having enough room to comfortable mix it.

Add into it 3 pounds of lean ground beef or turkey (I use 93/7), 2 large whole eggs, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1 1/2 cups of your choice bread crumbs, 1 cup of a lower sodium beef broth, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of parsley, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

For my vegetables and texture I like to add in a chopped up red onion and green pepper. If you want more or other vegetables, add those.

Other vegetable I like in this one?

Vegetable Choices

• Zucchini
• Carrots
• Mushrooms
• Celery

Drop a comment below with what you’re going to use and I’ll add some more variations here!

Pro tip? You can also easily switch this one up with different seasonings, spices, herbs, and so on! Think outside the box.

From here, mix everything together with a utensil or get right into it with your clean hands.

After mixing and within your bowl, do your best to shape it to the size of your slow cooker. It doesn’t have to be perfect!

Next, take out your slow cooker and optionally line it with some aluminum foil or a bagged liner (pulls right out).

Drop your slow cooker meatloaf mix into the bottom and press it down flat to shape it.

Meatloaf Glaze

For a quick slow cooker meatloaf glaze add into a bowl 1 cup of a low sugar ketchup, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, and 1-2 tablespoons of some optional brown sugar substitute if you want some sweetness to it.

Mix all of those ingredients together until your glaze is smooth.

Evenly distribute half of that glaze over the top of your meatloaf.

Last, cover it and let it cook on low heat for around 6-7 hours or high heat for 3-4.

Add the other half of your glaze and a little parsley on 20 minutes prior to being done.

I usually portion this one out into 10 servings and each serving is over 41 grams of protein. You can see the full nutritional breakdown for this slow cooker meatloaf in the recipe card below.

Ready for dessert? Try some Protein Cinnamon Rolls!