Elk Meatloaf
This elk meatloaf uses applesauce to tenderize the elk meat. It is sure to soon be a family favorite! I like to serve this with homemade mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans. The leftovers are fantastic, so I’ll often make this on Sunday nights before busy weeks.
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple sauce divided
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 pounds ground elk meat
- 1 stalk celery finely diced
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar or other natural sweetener
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350* F and grease a pan.
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Combine bread crumbs, half the apple sauce, onion, salt and pepper, mustard, eggs, and elk. Throughly combine.
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Shape into a loaf size, in a 8×8 or 9×13 pan, greased. Press an indentation in the top to fill with the sugar-applesauce mixture.
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Combine the sugar or other sweetener, and other half the apple sauce along with a squirt of mustard and vinegar. Pour sugar mixture in the indentation in the elk meat.
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Bake for 1 hour.
Recipe Notes
Keto: Use erythritol in place of the sugar and pureed onion in place of the applesauce.
Nutrition Facts
Elk Meatloaf
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 505
Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Cholesterol 154mg51%
Sodium 690mg29%
Potassium 585mg17%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 38g42%
Protein 37g74%
Vitamin A 90IU2%
Vitamin C 1.1mg1%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 5.5mg31%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
