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
Course: Dinner, Field, Pasta, VenisonCuisine: Italian4
servings15
minutes10
minutes300
kcalIngredients
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