Baked Venison Spaghetti

I love to take traditional recipes and substitute wild game that we source ourselves – but y’all already knew that if you’ve been around here for long. Ground venison can be a high end dish, or you can casually swap it for ground beef, and this recipe is no exception.

My version of baked venison spaghetti is a simple and quick meal that can be whipped up on a busy week night. Or, maybe you want to serve this for Sunday supper with family paired with some fresh bread and caesar salad. No matter what you do, I have high hopes this baked venison spaghetti will turn even the venison skeptics into believers.

Before we dive into the recipe, I want to talk about one of my favorite pasta sauces to use – Mid’s! Mid’s is made with love in Ohio, my home state. It’s very important to me to try and use some local products and ingredients in my recipes whenever I can. Feel free to use your favorite sauce, but if you can get ahold of Mid’s true Sicilian sauce, you will not be disappointed!

Now that I just became an unofficial spokesperson for Mid’s sauces, let’s jump to the recipe.









Baked Venison Spaghetti

Recipe by ruralrootsCourse: Dinner, Field, Pasta, VenisonCuisine: Italian
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of ground venison (or hamburger)

  • 1 small to medium onion chopped & diced

  • 2 TBS of minced garlic

  • 8 oz of spaghetti cooked per pkg directions

  • 1 32 oz of pasta sauce, my favorite is MIDS

  • 1/4 cup of your favorite cheese, parmesan or mozzarella

  • 1 TBS of chopped parsley

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Cook spaghetti per package directions & drain
  • Brown venison (or burger) in a large skillet, drain meat if you wish to add onions & garlic
  • Add pasta sauce and then slowly combine the noodles
  • Add to a 9 x 13 casserole dish, top with parmesan or mozzarella
  • Bake for 10 minutes or so just until cheese is melted and there is a crisp top
  • Remove from oven & sprinkle with parsley
  • Serve & enjoy!

Notes

  • For the venison skeptic, feel free to substitute ground beef or ground turkey
  • Make this dish gluten free by using gluten free pasta