Cranberry Meat Loaf

SUBMITTED BY: Denise Hoover

"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"

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PREP TIME	25 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hr 15 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 40 Min

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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 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 (14 ounce) can sauerkraut - rinsed, drained and chopped
1 (12 ounce) bottle 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. x 2-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 degrees F for 1-1/4 hours or until the meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F.