Slow Cooker French Onion Meatloaf

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Slow Cooker French Onion Meatloaf

Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 3-4 hours

This Slow Cooker French Onion Meatloaf is such a great, flavorful spin on a classic! 

Savory meatloaf filled with onions and swiss cheese slow cooks all day in an onion sauce before getting topped with more melty swiss cheese. 

This is always a favorite and perfect on top of fluffy mashed potatoes.

A plate of mashed potatoes topped with a slice of meatloaf and sautéed onions, with green beans in the background.

How To Make Slow Cooker French Onion Meatloaf

Raw ground beef on a plate surrounded by slices of Swiss cheese, an onion, eggs, bread crumbs, milk, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and a bowl of soup mixture on a white surface.

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion,  sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1 envelope beefy onion soup mix
  • 3/4 cup italian bread crumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
  • 8 sliced swiss cheese, divided
  • 10.5 ounce can french onion soup Parsley for garnish
A cooked meatloaf topped with melted cheese slices and caramelized onions, sitting in a pool of its own juices.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. To a skillet over medium high heat add your onions and butter and let caramelize about 10 minutes until lightly browned.

Add to the slow cooker.

2. To a large bowl add your ground beef, beefy onion soup mix, bread crumbs, eggs, milk and worcestershire sauce.

3. Dice up 5 slices of the swiss cheese and add that to the mix.

A metal mixing bowl filled with ground meat, shredded cheese, breadcrumbs, chopped onions, and various seasonings on a white marble surface.
A stainless steel bowl filled with a mixture of ground meat and cheese chunks on a white marble surface.

4. Mix the meatloaf mixture until combined and shape into a loaf.

5. Add the loaf to the slow cooker.

Raw meatloaf mixture with cheese on top of cooked onions inside a slow cooker, ready to be cooked.

6. Pour the french onion soup over the top.

A meatloaf topped with cooked onions and sauce sits in a slow cooker with liquid at the bottom.

7. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 3 hours.

8. Five minutes before serving top with the remaining swiss cheese slices and cover until melted.

A cooked meatloaf topped with melted cheese and sautéed onions inside a black slow cooker.

9. Garnish with parsley.

A plate of meatloaf topped with caramelized onions, served on mashed potatoes with green beans, sits on a white plate with kitchen utensils in the background.

10. Slice and serve.

A plate of mashed potatoes topped with a slice of meatloaf and caramelized onions, served with green beans.

Tips and Tricks

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • You can substitute gruyere or provolone cheese if you like.
  • You can use just dry onion soup mix instead of the beefy onion if you like.
  • You can add some thyme to the mix if you like.
A plate with a slice of meatloaf topped with onions, served on mashed potatoes with a side of green beans.

Slow Cooker French Onion Meatloaf

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A plate of mashed potatoes topped with two slices of meatloaf and sautéed onions, served with green beans.
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:4 hours
Total Time:4 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1 envelope beefy onion soup mix
  • 3/4 cup italian bread crumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
  • 8 sliced swiss cheese divided
  • 10.5 ounce can french onion soup
  • Parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • To a skillet over medium high heat add your onions and butter and let caramelize about 10 minutes until lightly browned. Add to the slow cooker.
  • To a large bowl add your ground beef, beefy onion soup mix, bread crumbs, eggs, milk and worcestershire sauce.
  • Dice up 5 slices of the swiss cheese and add that to the mix.
  • Mix the meatloaf mixture until combined and shape into a loaf.
  • Add the loaf to the slow cooker.
  • Pour the french onion soup over the top.
  • Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 3 hours.
  • Five minutes before serving top with the remaining swiss cheese slices and cover until melted.
  • Garnish with parsley.
  • Slice and serve.

Notes

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • You can substitute gruyere or provolone cheese if you like.
  • You can use just dry onion soup mix instead of the beefy onion if you like.
  • You can add some thyme to the mix if you like.
Servings: 6 servings
A plate with a slice of meatloaf topped with onions, served over mashed potatoes and green beans, sits on a wooden board with a wooden spoon beside it.

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