This venison lasagna is a classic lasagna recipe made with layers of noodles, cheese and a flavorful venison meat sauce for a filling and delicious home-cooked dinner.
Our homemade venison lasagna is a delicious classic comfort food recipe made with a flavorful venison meat sauce layered with noodles and cheese. We love making this recipe as an easy weeknight dinner. We also love it because it makes for flavorful and filling leftovers that can double as meal prep for the week.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Dinner Recipe
- Kid-Friendly
- Great Leftovers & Good for Meal Prep
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Noodles - We use store-bought lasagna noodles, but you can use homemade noodles.
- Venison Meat Sauce - The meat sauce is made with ground venison, an onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pasta sauce.
- Ricotta - Ricotta cheese is a classic lasagna ingredient and helps to hold the lasagna together. We like to whisk an egg and ricotta together to keep the ricotta from oozing out of the dish.
- Mozzarella - We recommend using freshly grated mozzarella cheese for our lasagna.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Large Pot - A large pot or Dutch oven is necessary for boiling the lasagna noodles.
- Cast Iron Skillet - A cast iron skillet is perfect for making the meat sauce in.
- Cheese Grater - This is our favorite cheese grater to freshly grate the mozzarella cheese.
- Bowl - You will need a mixing bowl to whisk the ricotta and egg together in.
- Whisk - A whisk helps to easily whisk the ricotta and egg together.
- Large Baking Pan - We like to use this 9x13 baking pan to cook the lasagna in.
How to Make the Recipe
Step 1. Pour a layer of sauce over the bottom of the dish and place a layer of noodles on top.
Step 2. Spread a layer of ricotta & cheese over the noodles.
Step 3. Pour a layer of meat sauce over the cheese.
Step 4. Repeat the layering process and finish with a layer of sauce and cheese on top.
Step 5. Bake the lasagna in the oven.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes a large 9x13 dish of lasagna that can serve 12 people. We love to serve our homemade lasagna with a side salad and a slice of homemade Italian bread.
If you like this recipe, you will love our other easy dinner recipes.
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- Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwiches
- Lasagna Stuffed Shells
- Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese
- Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
- Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
- Homemade Hamburger Helper
- Sheet Pan Quesadilla
- Homemade Sloppy Joes
- Salsa Verde Pork Carnitas Enchiladas
- Crispy Venison Tacos
Expert Tips & Variations
- Prepare everything before assembling. It is important to prepare the meat sauce, boil the noodles and mix the ricotta before layering the lasagna.
- Meal prep lasagna. This recipe makes a large dish of lasagna that is perfect for meal prep and easy dinners throughout the week.
How to Store
- Refrigerator - in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer - in a freezer-safe container for up to 2-3 months.
Recipe FAQ
You can make gluten-free lasagna by replacing the regular noodles with gluten-free noodles.
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Venison Lasagna
This venison lasagna is a classic lasagna recipe made with layers of noodles, cheese and a flavorful venison meat sauce for a filling and delicious home-cooked dinner.
Ingredients
- 1lb ground venison
- 1 medium-size onion, finely diced
- 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 24-oz jars of pasta sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1-lb package lasagna noodles
- 16-oz ricotta
- 1 egg
- 2lbs mozzarella, freshly grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Fill a large pot halfway full with water. Place on the stovetop and bring the water to a boil.
- When the water begins to boil, add the lasagna noodles to the pot and boil according to the package instructions.
- When the noodles are done boiling, drain them from the water and set aside.
- Add the ground venison to a cast iron skillet with the diced onion and garlic. Cook to brown the meat.
- Add the pasta sauce to the skillet but reserve ¼ cup of the sauce.
- Add the Italian seasoning and salt to the skillet and stir to mix the meat sauce together.
- Place the burner on low and allow the sauce to cook for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk the ricotta and an egg together.
- When the meat sauce is finished cooking, assemble the lasagna.
- Pour the reserved ¼ cup pasta sauce into a 9x13 baking dish to cover the bottom of the dish.
- Lay lasagna noodles over the sauce to cover the sauce.
- Spread ⅓ of the ricotta mixture over the noodles.
- Sprinkle a handful of mozzarella cheese over the ricotta.
- Pour another layer of meat sauce on top of the cheese.
- Continue to layer the lasagna with noodles, ricotta, cheese, and meat sauce.
- Top the final layer of noodles with meat sauce followed by a layer of mozzarella cheese.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place it in the oven to bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees.
- After 45 minutes, remove the foil and place the lasagna back into the oven to bake for 10 minutes uncovered.
- Remove the dish from the oven and allow it to cool for 15-20 minutes to allow the lasagna to set-up before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 488Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 1301mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 3gSugar: 8gProtein: 36g
