Meat Loaf From The Slow Cooker

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup crushed saltine (about 10 crackers)
• 3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/8 teaspoon seasoned pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb reduced-fat bulk lamb sausage
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 cut three long, narrow strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. (will use later for removal of meat loaf from slow cooker).
• 2 place strips on the bottom and up the sides of a 4 or 5 quart slow cooker. coat strips with cooking spray.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine first nine ingredients.
• 4 crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. (mixture will be moist.).
• 5 shape into a loaf. place meat loaf in the center of the strips.
• 6 in a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. spoon over meat loaf.
• 7 cover and cook on low 3-4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees. using foil strips, remove meat loaf to a platter.