Spaghetti and Venison Meatballs
Substituting venison for regular ground meat in your spaghetti and meatballs recipe is a new way to take a wild game twist on a classic family dish. This venison recipe is a perfect family meal or can be easily adapted for entertaining and served as a cocktail meatball. Whichever way you choose to enjoy your venison meatballs, cooking with wild game meat has never been easier!
Equipment
- 1 Oven
- 1 Pan
- 1 Pot
- 1 Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
Venison Meatballs
- 2 lbs Venison Make sure venison is thawed out.
- 1 Yellow Onion Dice finely.
- 4 cloves Garlic Mince.
- 2 tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 2 tbsp Basil Chopped.
- 2 tbsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Pepper
- ½ cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 1 cup Ricotta Cheese
Spaghetti
- 2 jars Pasta Sauce
- 1 box Pasta
Garnish
- Fresh Basil Optional Garnish.
- Grated Parmesan Optional Garnish.
Instructions
Time to Cook
- Preheat oven to 375 °F
- Saute the onions and add the garlic and seasonings over medium heat on the stove. The mixture is ready once the onions have softened and begun to caramelize or begin to brown slightly.
- Mix the onion, garlic, chopped basil, and seasoning mixture in a large bowl with the ground venison, Panko breadcrumbs, and ricotta.
- Spoon and shape into golf ball-sized balls onto a greased cookie sheet. This is about two tablespoons of mixture. You can also line your cookie sheet with foil, parchment paper, or a silicon baking mat for even easier cleanup.
- Bake the meatballs for 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Add the meatballs to a pot of your favorite pasta sauce and let simmer.
- Bring water to a boil for pasta and cook the pasta to desired tenderness.
- Spoon the sauce and meatballs on top of the pasta.
- Garnish with fresh basil and parmesan cheese, to your heart’s content. We highly recommend serving up some garlic bread alongside this recipe for a hearty, warming meal.