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The Best Meatloaf Recipe for the Instant Pot

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This Instant Pot Meatloaf Recipe is the BEST recipe ever!  It easily competes with restaurants like Cracker Barrel, but maybe even better than that.  You’ll have to try it to know exactly what I mean….

We love Instant Pot Ground Beef recipes. Some of our favorites include Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup and Instant Pot Sloppy Joes.

The Best Meatloaf Recipe with Mashed Potatoes for the Instant Pot

Meatloaf and mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food. They can both take so long to make, though!

That’s one of the things I love most about the Instant Pot. It saves so much time and energy, and it’s so easy to use!  The Instant Pot makes making Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes a breeze! 

CAN I REALLY MAKE THE MEATLOAF AND POTATOES AT THE SAME TIME IN THE INTANT POT?

Yes, you can make everything, all at once! By using the trivet rack, you can layer the potatoes and the meatloaf. Everything cooks at the same time, and the result is mouthwatering!

I started by chopping up the potatoes and putting them in the Instant Pot.  Then, I put the trivet that comes with the Instant Pot over the top of them, like this:

After that, I made a little foil bowl over the top of the trivet, so that I could put my Meat Loaf over the top of that.  I topped it with BBQ sauce and placed the lid on, started the time and started cooking!

 

CAN I CHANGE THE HERBS AND SPICES?

You can, but I wouldn’t recommend it! This recipe is one of THE BEST Meat Loaf Recipes you’ll ever eat, so I’d hate for you to mess with a good thing!  

WILL INSTANT POT MEATLOAF AND MASHED POTATOES FREEZE WELL?

The meatloaf will definitely freeze well! You can shape it beforehand and wrap it to freeze, and then pull it out to thaw when you are ready to cook and serve it. Any leftovers will also freeze well. If your family is anything like mine, though, you won’t have leftovers to worry about!

I would not recommend freezing the potatoes, as the color and texture tends to be affected. They are very quick and easy to chop and layer in the Instant Pot though!

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The Best Meatloaf Recipe for the Instant Pot

Best Meatloaf Recipe is a Satisfying, Comforting Meal that is Sure to Please Your Family!
Prep Time3 hrs 53 mins
Cook Time3 hrs 53 mins
Author: Sarah

Ingredients

  • For the Meatloaf:
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 cup bbq sauce + more to top with
  • For potatoes:
  • 3 lbs. white potatoes peeled and quartered
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • dried parsley optional for garnish

Instructions

  • Mix together the ingredients for the meatloaf in a large bowl.
  • Shape into a loaf.
  • Peel and quarter potatoes.
  • Place the quartered potatoes in the bottom of you Instant Pot as evenly as possible.
  • Pour chicken broth over the top.
  • Place rack that comes with the Instant Pot, over the top of that, keeping it as flat as possible.
  • Put 2 pieces of aluminum foil over the top of that to make a make-shift bowl out of the foil for the meatloaf to sit in.
  • Set the meatloaf in the foil, on top of the rack.
  • Pour BBQ sauce over the top of the meat loaf.
  • Replace lid and shut steam valve.
  • Cook the meatloaf and potatoes in the Instant Pot on Manual mode for 25 minutes.
  • Quick release the steam.
  • Lift the meat loaf out of the Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
  • Add the remaining ingredients for the mashed potatoes to the pot and mash the potatoes well.
  • Serve sliced meatloaf with mashed potatoes.
  • Optional: broil meatloaf for a couple minutes to make the ends more crispy.

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Happenings From our Family of 9

My husband and I have seven children, but only two boys.  Our seven year old Colton just thinks his big brother Baylee is about it!  Pictured is the two of them on Baylee’s 21st birthday.  Everyone who spots the two of them together says that Colton is a mini Baylee.  They both enjoy that.  It is nice that they are close even though the age difference is pretty big.

 

 

 

 

  • Amorette DavisUser of the Free Freezer to Slow Cooker One Week Menu

    Thank you so much! As a special needs mommy these recipes have helped us so much.   I often am very busy with being a nurse for our child that I don't have time for making sure we get meals.  This allows me to do all my prep on the weekends, while my husband is home to help, and to cook during the week.  So grateful!

  • Linda SearsOwner of Freezer to Slow Cooker Menus

    Sarah’s Freezer to Slow Cooker ebooks have been a fantastic addition to my meal plans.  They make meal planning easy and my family happy. I love the way each recipe is laid out, with a shopping list and ingredient prep list, along with cooking instructions. Sarah’s done all the hard work for me!  The recipes have used have all been delicious and easily adaptable to my family’s taste and the number of people I’m serving.

  • FranOwner of Freezer to Slow Cooker Ebooks
     I purchased all of your freezer to slow cooker ebooks a month or so ago and I'm in love with this way of cooking.  I now have taken all 10 weeks of recipes and written them of my menu planner and then I repeated the 10 weeks and will continue to do so throughout the year.  My family of 5 adults and 1 child enjoy the meals that you have planned and I have cooked and I'm excited that the next time when that meal comes due up in the rotation I won't have to purchase anything but just pull it from the freezer.  Thank you so much
           A Happy Slow Cooker User
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    This makes my life so much easier. I'm a busy work at home/stay at home mom, wife, business woman and I feel like dinner is always the thing I just never get time to do. We have done like 15 of the crockpot recipes from Sarah and they are all very yummy. They get a thumbs up from my husband and kids every time. And there is always enough for my husband to take the left overs at least 2x per recipe. I have a family of 5, 2 adults, 21, 13, 16. So it makes plenty. Thank you Sarah.

  • Dawn S.Buyer of Freezer to Slow Cooker Ebook Series
    I am a 59-year-old wife and mother of two grown children.  I love your idea of fixing a lot of meals ahead of time and then pulling one out, put it in the crockpot, and you have dinner when you get home.  I hate feeling rushed when I cook so Monday - Friday I use those crockpot meals and make enough that we have lunch the next day.  I take Sunday afternoon, fix up what I need for the week (I don't have a lot of freezer space so I do a week's worth at a time) and I'm done with it!  Saturdays I like to try new recipes from some of my cookbooks which I am finding I can freeze as well!  So you have shown me a whole new way to organize my time and still put a healthy meal on the table.  Thanks so much and I look forward to future blogs.

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