Flavorful Cranberry Meat Loaf
A tangy cranberry sauce---with the interesting ingredient of sauerkraut---gives this meat loaf a holiday flavor. My mother and I have been making this recipe for years. - Denise Hoover, Colorado Springs, Colorado
12 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1-1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 3 pounds lean ground beef
- SAUCE:
- 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 can (14 ounces) sauerkraut, rinsed, drained and chopped
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) chili sauce
- 1-1/3 cups water
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
Directions
- In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Crumble beef over
- mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf in a greased 13-in. x 9-in.
- baking dish. In a saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Bring to a
- boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Pour over meat
- loaf. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until the meat
- is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 12
- servings.
To make canned sauerkraut less salty, place it in a sieve and rinse with cold water. Drain well before using.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 333 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 122 mg cholesterol, 949 mg sodium,