Laura Schara's Heirloom Venison Reuben Meatloaf

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 cup Rye breadcrumbs

¾ cup pickle relish

¼ cup Russian Salad dressing (you can use Thousand Island as a substitute)

½ cup diced onion

1 Tsp salt

1 Tsp pepper

1 lb. ground Venison

1 lb. ground pork or beef (your choice)

8 oz. drained Sauerkraut

6 oz. Swiss cheese


Preparation :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix egg, breadcrumbs, relish, salad dressing, onion, and salt in a mixing bowl

Add meat to mixing bowl and fold/blend together using hands

Place ingredients in mixing bowl and set on wax paper

Roll out to 9x13 rectangle

Spread Sauerkraut on top of the loaf, then sprinkle 4 oz of the grated Swiss cheese on top

Carefully roll into a jelly roll style and place the jelly roll into a 9x13 baking pan

Bake uncovered for 1 hour

In the last five minutes of baking time sprinkle the remainder of the Swiss cheese on top

Let cool 5-10 mins then slice & serve!