Amazing Venison Meatloaf

Transform your package of ground venison into a flavorful meat loaf that's good enough for company. Spices give it a bit of a kick, and pork sausage gives it moistness. There's a hint of brandy, too.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 344 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• cooking spray
• 1.5 pounds ground venison
• 0.25 teaspoon ground sage
• 0.5 pound pork sausage (such as Jimmy Dean®)
• 2 onion sandwich buns (such as S. Rosen's®)
• 1.5 fluid ounces brandy (such as Christian Brothers®)
• 0.5 teaspoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®)
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic and herb seasoning (such as McCormick®)
• 0.5 teaspoon finely ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix venison, pork sausage, and onion in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Run water from faucet briefly over onion buns, squeeze water out of buns, and break into small pieces. Add pieces of onion buns to meat mixture.

Step 3

Stir eggs, brandy, bacon grease, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, red pepper flakes, seasoned salt, garlic and herb seasoning, black pepper, and sage into meat mixture. Transfer to prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until browned and the juices run clear, 60 to 70 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).