I make an elk meatloaf that is to die for. My two sons love it, hubby too. When both boys were still at home I could make a meatloaf with 5lbs of elk, 2 cans stewed tomatoes(petite dice), 6 shredded carrots, 3lg onions. 1red bell pepper, and 3 ribs celery. 2Tbsp ea. worchesshire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, and 3/4 tbsp cumin, 1 1/2 sleeves ritz crackers smashed with a rolling pin to very fine crumbs, 11/2 cups heinz ketchup, and 5 eggs.
Put everything, except meat, ritz crackers, and eggs, in a large sauce pan and cook down til vegies are cooked, then strain this to separate juice out. Let vegies cool a bit. Mean while, cook sauce longer to thicken it up, mix all ingredients except sauce, make two loaves, crease loaves down the middle length wise, split sauce between the loaves, then put in convection oven one on top one on bottom rack, bake at 325, until done, sauce usually turns thick and darkens. This was perfect to send in their school lunches.
Usually a lean meat like elk dries out and makes a bad meatloaf, but the extra veggies and tomatoes make a really good loaf. People can't believe that its made from elk. Had many people tell me you can't make meatloaf out of elk.