Root Beer Raisin Meat Loaf

A meat loaf sized for a small family is baked with a unique sauce of root beer, raisins, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 323 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup raisins
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• ½ pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• ⅓ cup root beer

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.

Step 2

Mix ground beef with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; form mixture into a loaf and place into prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bring root beer, raisins, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat and simmer until flavors have blended and raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. Pour raisin sauce over meat loaf.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until meat loaf is no longer pink inside and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes.