Venison Sausage with Potatoes

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Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5,000 recipes and articles in her 20 years as a food writer.
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Updated on 03/21/22
Four venison sausages
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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 75 mins
Total: 90 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
462 Calories
29g Fat
26g Carbs
26g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories 462
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29g 37%
Saturated Fat 9g 46%
Cholesterol 100mg 33%
Sodium 895mg 39%
Total Carbohydrate 26g 10%
Dietary Fiber 4g 13%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 26g
Vitamin C 14mg 70%
Calcium 56mg 4%
Iron 4mg 21%
Potassium 1053mg 22%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Venison sausage is baked with a mixture of potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and onions. You can also use kielbasa in this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fresh venison sausage

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced

  • 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can stewed tomatoes

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves

  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, optional

  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 4 medium potatoes, thinly sliced

  • 4 medium carrots, thinly sliced

Steps to Make It

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

  2. Remove the sausage from the casings.

  3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown the sausage, stirring to break it up into smaller pieces. Remove sausage, and drain well, leaving drippings in skillet. Sauté onion in drippings; drain well and pour off drippings.

  4. Combine onion, tomatoes, oregano, basil, garlic powder, and pepper in skillet. Simmer until thoroughly heated; remove from heat.

  5. Arrange potatoes in a lightly greased 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking pan. Top with carrots. Sprinkle sausage meat over carrots; spoon tomato mixture over sausage.

  6. Cover baking dish with foil. Bake for 45 minutes.

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