Bacon-Wrapped Venison Meatballs

Venison meatballs wrapped in bacon and covered in tomato sauce. Serve with ketchup, barbecue, or horseradish sauce. Or eat them just like they come out of the oven.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 413 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup warm water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 pounds ground venison
• ¾ cup ketchup
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix (such as Lipton®)
• 1 teaspoon flavor enhancer (such as Accent®)
• 1 ½ cups dry stuffing mix (such as Stove Top®)
• 1 (16 ounce) package bacon slices, halved crosswise

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine venison, stuffing mix, ketchup, water, eggs, onion soup mix, and flavor enhancer in a large bowl. Mix until thoroughly combined and roll into golf ball-sized meatballs.

Step 3

Wrap each meatball with half a strip of bacon, arrange in a baking dish, and cover with tomato sauce.

Step 4

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until meatballs are well browned and cooked through, about 1 hour.