Meatloaf is a classic main dish. And it is still a family favorite. We love this Venison Meatloaf recipe!
Anyone in your family a hunter? My Husband didn’t shoot anything this year, but a friend of ours got a buck and gave it to my father-in-law who was nice enough to process it and share with us! I did not grow up eating venison. (In fact, the one time I do remember having it, we all went to McDonalds instead of eating it! HA!) Now… there is no way I am turning down any kind of meat! (We eat a LOT of meat in this family!)
If you love venison, try my Hearty & Delicious Venison Stew!
The last few years I have been trying my hand at different recipes, looking for ways to mask any “game-y” taste. My favorite recipe is Venison Meatloaf! You will not believe how fantastic this amazing meatloaf is! One of the great things about venison is that it is so lean. This is the best meatloaf I make! (I know the term “Meatloaf” can sound quite disgusting, but don’t knock it until you try it!)
Start with finely diced Onion, Oatmeal, and ground Venison in a big bowl.
Add Ketchup & Mustard.
Worcestershire sauce in next!
A little Tabasco (If you can HANDLE the heat!)
The brown sugar makes this meatloaf so molasses-y and sweet, but not too sweet!
Crack in a few eggs.
Pour in some milk to bind it all together.
Wash your hands and time to get messy!
Almost forgot a little Seasoning Salt!
And Garlic Powder!
Dump your meat mixture onto a greased baking sheet. (I always line my sheet with foil. One less pan to wash! YAY!)
Form the meat into a loaf. Squirt Ketchup all over the top of the loaf.
Bake at 375˚ for an hour. (Try not to go batty while smelling this wonderfulness cooking!)
Serve with Mashed Potatoes or Butter Noodles. ENJOY!
VENISON MEATLOAF
1 lb. ground Venison
1 C. Quick Oats
1 small Onion, finely diced
1/2 C. Ketchup
3 Tbsp Mustard
2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tsp Tabasco
1/3 C. Brown Sugar
1 Egg
3/4 C. Milk
1/4 Tsp Seasoning Salt
1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder
Combine ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Dump onto greased baking sheet. Form into a long loaf. Squirt extra ketchup all over top of loaf. Bake at 375˚ for 1 hr. ENJOY!
If you still have a freezer full of venison, then keep poking around at all of our venison recipes.
The most popular are Venison Queso Dip, the Best Venison Chili, and Hearty & Delicious Venison Stew.
Happy EATING!
Keikilani
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Cooked this meatloaf tonight. Mistakenly left the ketchup out of it and it was STILL delicious! Thank you. 🙂
I am so glad it turned out for you! We just LOVE our Venison Meatloaf!
I have made this recipe SO many times now! When I make it with venison, no one can even tell! I make my own ketchup based on this blogger’s recipe (http://notinmoderation.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/nailed-it-ryan-wilders-wicked-easy-paleo-ketchup/) and I use Udi’s gluten free bread for crumbs. Sometimes I add a little bit of this homemade gluten-free flour from this blogger (http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2013/01/muffins/) that I normally keep on-hand. THANK YOU!!! This recipe is such a blessing.
Looks awesome! Can’t wait to try it.
Just made this recipe tonight! I added some peppers too, turned out great! Thank you!
Wonderful meatloaf! Thanks for the recipe.
Seriously THE best meatloaf I’ve ever had. I could eat the entire load by myself! Thank you!!!
I am so glad you like it Jamie! It’s a favorite in our home too.
Could I replace the oats with bread crumbs I don’t have any oats on hand.
You can totally replace the oats with bread crumbs! You may need to adjust the quantity of the milk.
I am making it right now but it seems very slimy, wont form into a loaf….i have no idea what happened..
Try adding a little bit more Oatmeal to thicken it up.
Instead of using milk use one egg for each pound of vension
Is there something else I could use besides the brown sugar? Or would it be ok still if just left out? I’m asking because I don’t have any brown sugar on me right now and live out of town.
You can leave it out or substitute half the amount of cane sugar.
This was AMAZING! I never liked venison but we have so much ground vension in our freezer that I needed to start to cook it up. This will be a weekly meal for us! Thank you!
Yay!!! That makes me so happy! I was the same way. Hated venison, until I started experimenting on making it not taste like venison LOL!
First time making venison meatloaf, this came out pretty good and tasty! I always make a big meatloaf for leftovers, so for the 2lbs of meat I did only put about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of brown sugar in the mix and it still had a good sweetness to it! Will definitely put this in my recipe book! Thank you!!
Best meatloaf ever!!! We have once a week now!!!! I don’t like venison but will eat the crap out of this. Thank you, family questions if it’s not on the weekly menu 😊
I cannot express my shock at how DELICIOUS this was! I did it EXACTLY by the recipe, & was I GLAD I did! My family couldn’t even tell it was venison. I had planned on adding some ground beef to cut the “wild” taste. TOTALLY NOT NECESSARY! I will be checking out your whole website! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!