To recreate some appetizers I had last summer at Connecticut’s renowned Stew Leonard’s dairy retail store, I came up with this recipe for chicken Cordon Bleu bits. They make delicious appetizers or entertaining food for children. They are my favorite to prepare with bread crumbs seasoned with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 loaf |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground venison
- 1 (6 ounce) package dry stuffing mix (such as Stove Top®)
- 1 cup water
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup barbecue sauce, divided
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix venison, stuffing mix, water, onion, 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, eggs, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl until fully incorporated. Shape venison mixture into a loaf and place in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Spread remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce over the top of loaf.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 329 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 33 g |
| Cholesterol | 168 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 34 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 761 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this for the first time tonight. I made a couple small modifications. I used ketchup instead of barbecue sauce and instead of 1 cup of water I used 3/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce. It turned out fantastic! Next time I make this I may try 2/3 or 3/4 package of stuffing mix instead of the full package as it didn’t hold together quite as well as I would have liked but it made up for it in taste.
It was excellent, my kids gobbled it up they are 17 and 19 yrs old. I didn’t change a thing except I added a few splashes of vinegar (takes away the gamey taste). I made individual size in cupcake tins and had Mexican Salad and nachos with it. 5 Stars for me.
Made it exactly as worded except no BBQ sauce…I was out! But we never add the topping like most recipes call for. Perfection! Onion definitely not overpowering at all. Since the first time making this, we add italian bread crumbs now instead of the stuffing mix – mostly because I always have those on hand. Sometimes I add some shredded cheese to the mix. Great recipe that you can leave as is or build from.
Turned out great. Super tasty and easy to make.
Added 1 cup of chopped carrots… topped with ketchup Added 1 tsp of herb providence. Mmm good
This was delicious! But I only baked it for 45 min and not 1hr as directions state. And I still wish I would have taken it out at 40 min. My gas oven cooks hot. I used savory herbs stove top stuffing and we loved it, I may add in some mozzarella cheese next time just because I can’t leave anything alone. Haha.
Made this tonight. I used beef broth (canned) instead of water. The mixture seemed VERY moist and I was concerned, but it turned out great! We ate half of it with dinner and will eat the second half in a night or so. I’ve tried a lot of meatloaf recipes (using beef) but this is definitely one of my favorites. I will be transferring this to my recipe box!
Turned out awesome it just needs some kinda ketchup based sauce put on it about 15 minutes before done.
I put green peppers in with onions and other ingredients and it was delicious. IM definitely making this meatloaf again
Best meatloaf I have ever had, and ever made, and ever heard of.
Love it! I make this all the time!!! My 3 daughters, husband, and I. It’s wonderful. I use minced onion in ours. And add a little of my own dried spinach powder(sneaking veggies in everywhere I can) but the meatloaf is wonderful on it’s own as well ??
Have made this a couple of times and it always turns out great. The only substitution I made was I mixed up ketchup, spicy mustard, and brown sugar for the barbecue sauce as I didn’t have any. I mix the recipe as is but freeze half of it for a later meal. Freezes great and just add more sauce when I am ready to cook it for supper. Definitely a keeper.
I made it for dinner tonight. I substituted 1 lb of venison with 1 lb of ground beef (only had 1 lb of venison thawed)! Turned out moist and very flavorful. Awesome recipe!!
I made this w/a 2 lb. mixture of 2/3 ground venison & 1/3 ground pork. All in all OK, but a bit bland, will so a little experimentation next time with add’l. spices & ingredients.
I omitted the BBQ sauce because ….no. And it turned out so good! These heathens I’m raising ate it like they had been held hostage and starved for a week. My husband liked it so much he ate so much of it he felt ill from being over full. I used Sage Stove top dressing. Best meatloaf I’ve ever made and super easy and almost no prep time
This easy recipe made me shine lol it is easy and very tasty . It made it about 6 hours then vanished . Made no changes . Will make again ( :
Made a few changes and both hubby and kids loved it! Thanks for sharing. My changes: 7 oz Parmesan bread crumbs instead of stuffing 1 pkg onion mushroom soup mix by Lipton instead of chopped onion 3 TBS Worcestershire sauce BBQ sauce was Smokey Mo’s I added Heinze ketchup for added flavor on top
I used cornbread dressing, sweet baby ray’s original, but only 1/4 cup in the meat. Just for juice I covered the top completely with thick cut hickory smoked bacon. OMG. I made the mistake of taking to a pot luck at church, I got one small portion and great reviews from everyone that got to it before me.
01-20-16 ~ Made this meat loaf as directed, but split it in to two one-pound loaves. Baked one for my husband and froze one to send to TN with our son and DIL. It was super easy using a box of stuffing for the filling. They all liked the taste, and I liked the ease. Since we have a freezer full of venison, I’m sure I will be making this again, for them. I am not a venison eater.
Yummy! Used 2 lbs of venison and turned out great. Instead of putting the bbq sauce on top, I added it to the mix and used another sauce for the top. Moist and Tasty!!
Simple yet tasty