Best Cranberry Meat Loaf Recipes

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CRANBERRY MEAT LOAF



Cranberry Meat Loaf image

Everyone in my family loves this unusual recipe. It's especially fun to serve in the fall and around the holidays.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h30m

Yield 4-5 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 eggs
3/4 cup crushed saltines (about 22 crackers)
1/2 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound ground ham
1/2 cup barbecue sauce, optional
Bay leaves and fresh cranberries, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble beef and ham over mixture and mix well. Pat into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°., During the last 15 minutes of baking, baste meat loaf with barbecue sauce if desired. Garnish with bay leaves and cranberries if desired. Discard bay leaves before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 515 calories, Fat 26g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 206mg cholesterol, Sodium 948mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 39g protein.

FLAVORFUL CRANBERRY MEAT LOAF



Flavorful Cranberry Meat Loaf image

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

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h40m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

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

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf in a greased 13x9-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 thermometer reads 160°.

Nutrition Facts :

TURKEY MEAT LOAF BURGERS WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE & WHITE CHEDDAR



Turkey Meat Loaf Burgers with Cranberry Sauce & White Cheddar image

Categories     Bread     Sauce     Sandwich     turkey     Cheddar     Cranberry     Meat     Raw

Yield serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 19

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1 small or 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small celery stalk, finely chopped
1 small McIntosh apple, peeled, cored, and finely chopped
Salt and pepper
1/3 cup bread crumbs, rounded handful
1 pound ground turkey with some or all dark meat, not breast
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning, 2/3 palmful
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 medium egg
EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil), for drizzling
4 slices sharp white cheddar, for topping the burgers
4 sandwich-size sourdough English muffins
1/3 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
3 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
4 thin slices raw red onion
4 red leaf or red romaine lettuce leaves

Steps:

  • Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter and add the chopped onions, celery, and apple, then season with salt and pepper and cook for 3 to 4 minutes under a loose foil tent. Stir in the bread crumbs and transfer to a bowl to cool a bit. Add the meat, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, parsley, mustard, and the egg and mix. Form 4 burgers. Wipe out the skillet and heat a liberal drizzle of EVOO in it over medium-high heat. Cook the patties for 11 to 12 minutes until cooked through. Melt the cheddar over the tops of the burgers during the last minute or two of cooking.
  • While the burgers cook, toast the split English muffins under the broiler or in the toaster.
  • Mix together in a small bowl the cranberry sauce, sour cream, and chives.
  • Serve the burgers on English muffins with red onion, lettuce, and the cranberry sauce.

CRANBERRY MEAT LOAF



Cranberry Meat Loaf image

You can substitute the ground chicken with ground beef!

Provided by Angela Pietrantonio

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 can(s) (16 oz.) whole cranberry sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 lb ground chicken
1 1/2 c soft bread crumbs
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1/3 c milk
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp each parsley flakes and thyme leaves
1/8 tsp oregano leaves

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In small bowl stir together cranberry sauce and brown sugar. Set aside.
  • 2. In large bowl combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, bell pepper, milk, egg product, salt, parsley, thyme and oregano. In large shallow baking pan, shape meat mixture into a 8x4x2-inch loaf. I baked mine in a loaf pan. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Spread ¼ cup of reserved cranberry sauce mixture on top of loaf. Bake 20 to 30 minutes more.
  • 3. In small saucepan heat remaining cranberry sauce mixture over low heat until heated through. Serve with meatloaf. 8 points per serving

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