To Assemble: break up the ground beef in a mixing bowl

in a food processor chop the pickles, onions and carrots until finely processed

break the eggs into the bowl of the food processor add the worcestershire sauce and process for 30 seconds

pour the chopped veggies on the meat and mix lightly

add the bread crumbs and slat and pepper mix well but do so lightly

form into three round loaves that will fit in your crock pot

place on a cookie sheet and freeze until solid

place each one in a ziploc freezer bag and press out as much air as possible

freeze until ready to use

TO COOK:

you will need one frozen meatloaf

1/2 cup of ketchup or chili sauce

2 large sweet potatoes or 4 white potatoes--more or less for you family

place a frozen meatloaf in the bottom of your crock pot

cover and cook on high 3-4 hours

THEN:

cover the top with ketchup or chili sauce

chop potatoes and place around the meat loaf salt and pepper them

cover and cook another 1 1/2 to 2 hours

test the potatoes for doneness, once they are done you can turn off the crock pot or set to warm and it will be ready to eat whenever you are