Best Hunters Venison Potato Casserole Recipes

HUNTER'S VENISON CASSEROLE

Hunter's Venison Casserole image

This delicious, one-dish meal was designed to be most flavorful when made with ground venison, but it's also fabulous when made with other big game or even ground beef.

Provided by stef k

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Game Meats Venison

Time 1h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 cups buttery mashed potatoes
1 pound lean ground venison (or other big game)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 stalks celery, diced
½ cup diced red bell pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup cottage cheese
2 tomatoes, sliced
1 cup shredded Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spread mashed potatoes evenly in a 2-quart casserole dish; set aside. Brown the venison in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crumbly and no longer pink, set aside.
Heat the canola oil in the skillet, then stir in the red onion, garlic, celery, and red bell pepper. Cook until the onion has softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in cooked venison, and season with Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. Spoon mixture onto potatoes in the casserole dish.
Stir together eggs and cottage cheese in a small bowl; spread evenly over meat mixture. Top with tomato slices, and sprinkle with cheese.
Bake, uncovered, in preheated oven until set, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 546.6 calories, Carbohydrate 28.3 g, Cholesterol 240.7 mg, Fat 26.5 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 47.3 g, SaturatedFat 12.6 g, Sodium 1206.4 mg, Sugar 6.4 g

HUNTERS VENISON POTATO CASSEROLE

Hunters Venison Potato Casserole image

You can substitute any ground meat for the venison with the same great results

Provided by barbara lentz

Categories Casseroles

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 c mashed potatoes
1 lb ground venison
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 medium red onion chopped
4 clove garlic minced
1/2 red bell pepper diced
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
2 large eggs
1 c cottage cheese
1/2 lb bacon
2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Steps:

1. Make the mashed potatoes or use leftovers. Spray a large casserole dish with cooking spray. Place the mashed potatoes in the bottom of the casserole dish.
2. Cook the bacon and drain. Cut into pieces set aside. Place canola oil in a large skillet. Place the ground venison in skillet and break it up. Add the red onion, garlic, and red bell pepper. Cook until meat is browned and vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Spoon the meat mixture on top of the potato mixture. Mix the eggs and cottage cheese together. Place on top of the meat in the casserole dish.
4. Top with cheese. Top the cheese with the cooked bacon. Place in a preheated 350 degree oven. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.