32 Venison Recipes That Turn Wild Game Into Gourmet

Bring bold flavor to your table with these venison recipes that highlight the best of wild game cooking. Each dish celebrates the rich, hearty taste of venison while keeping things simple enough for everyday meals or special gatherings.

Whether it’s slow-cooked comfort food or quick skillet favorites, these recipes prove just how versatile and delicious venison can be.

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Venison Burger

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These deer burgers, are juicy moist and delicious! They’re fast and have a secret ingredient…… Learn how to cook perfect venison burgers!
Get The Recipe: Venison Burger | Deer Burgers.

Easy Baked Venison Meatballs

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Venison Meatballs are an easy, low-fat alternative to beef and an excellent use for ground venison. They can be baked, pan-fried, or air-fried, whichever is easier for you.
Get The Recipe: Venison Meatballs – Deer Meat Meatballs.

Deer Jerky How To Make Venison Jerky

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We will guide you on a mouthwatering journey to create venison jerky, a traditional snack loved by adventurers, hunters, and foodies alike.
Get The Recipe: Deer Jerky, How to Make Venison Jerky.

Smoked Venison Backstrap

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Here’s a different way to cook one of the most tender cuts of deer. This Smoked Venison Backstrap will amaze you. It’s that good.
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Venison Roast

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Learn how to cook a Venison Roast in the Instant Pot, Crockpot or stovetop. An easy, delicious winter meal. Perfect comfort food!
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Venison Or Pork Sausages

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This Venison Breakfast Sausage recipe is easy and delicious! Make your own. Here is a step by step tutorial that will make you a pro.
Get The Recipe: Best Venison Breakfast Sausage Recipe.

Venison Shepherds Pie

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This Venison Shepherd’s Pie is the perfect comfort food to make to celebrate St. Patrick’s day or any cold winter day!
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Homemade Corned Venison Super Easy Plus Just Tasty Beef

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Believe it or not, this Corned Venison is so easy! Corned venison takes a couple of cheap items that you probably do not have in your pantry!
Get The Recipe: Homemade Corned Venison Curing.

Reuben Sandwiches On Youtube

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This Reuben Sandwich Recipe is made with my own Homemade Corned Venison! A slightly untraditional Reuben Sandwich Recipe, it’s so tasty!
Get The Recipe: Venison Reuben Sandwich Recipe.

Venison Loin Parmigiana

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I love the whole cook once, eat twice concept! This Venison Loin Parmigiana is made with the chicken fried venison loin chops that I make the day before!
Get The Recipe: Venison Loin Recipe – Parmesan Style.

Deer Heart Venison Heart

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Indulge in the exquisite and savory delights of our venison heart recipe. This dish, renowned for its delicate flavors and tender texture.
Get The Recipe: Deer Heart | Venison Heart.

Venison Teriyaki Stir Fry Tender And Delicious

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Is your venison always tough? Well, It won’t be if you use this simple venison stir fry! Venison Stir Fry is simply outstanding and tender!
Get The Recipe: Venison Teriyaki Stir Fry.

Venison Summer Sausage Recipe

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This Venison Summer Sausage is so delicious. It is a smoked sausage that is great for appetizers or in sandwiches and the like.
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Venison Italian Sausage Recipe

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This Venison Italian Sausage Recipe only takes a few minutes to make so it couldn’t be easier! Delicious, fresh new use for your deer.
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Canning Venison Canning Deer Meat

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Canning deer meat at home is incredibly easy and the flavor just can’t be beat! You can simply raw pack venison with only two ingredients.
Get The Recipe: Canning Venison | Canning Deer Meat.

Venison With Blackberry Sauce

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This Venison Tenderloin with Blackberry Wine Sauce- easy and so fast, thanks to my FoodSaver® FM5200 #venison #binkysculinarycarnival #SealToSavor @foodsaver #ad
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Venison Steak Kabobs Grilled To Perfection

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Venison Steak Kabobs are an easy, summertime recipe for the steaks you have left in the freezer! Venison steak kabobs have thesmoky taste of the grill.
Get The Recipe: Venison Steak Kebabs- Grilled to Perfection.

Venison Wellington

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Venison Wellington is an easy, gourmet meal that will impress your guests! It’s made with store bought phyllo sheets, so it comes together fast!
Get The Recipe: Venison Wellington – Easy and Elegant!.

Slow Cooker Venison Carnitas Tacos Or Tostadas

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Slow Cooker dishes are great for venison! These Slow Cooker Venison Carnitas Tacos or Tostadas are so delicious! Venison carnitas pull just like pork does.
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Venison Steak And Chorizo Taquitos

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These Steak and Chorizo Taquitos couldn’t be easier and require just a few ingredients. They can be made with any steak or roast you have.
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Venison Enchiladas Carnitas Style

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These Venison Enchiladas are one of our favorite ways to enjoy venison! It is slow cooked so it is tender and juicy every time!
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Venison Chorizo Recipe

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Learn how to make your own specialty sausage with venison. This Venison Chorizo Recipe is a delicious addition to your journey with venison.
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Venison Bone Broth Venison Stock

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This venison bone broth or venison stock is so easy. It’s the key to making delicious soups and stews with deer meat. #venison #venisonrecipes #bonebroth #howtomakebonebroth
Get The Recipe: Venison Bone Broth | Venison Stock.

Venison Soup

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Venison Soup is great to throw in the crockpot when you are cutting up your deer. Venison soup is east and utilizes meat that is normally discarded!
Get The Recipe: Venison Soup – Barley and Vegetables.

Venison Neck Roast

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When the Venison Neck Roast is slow cooked is turns out fall apart tender. It’s incredibly easy with only a couple minutes hands on time.
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Chunky Venison Chili Slow Cooker

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This Chunky Venison Chili is so very tender and it was made with the toughest cut of the deer, the leg! Venison chili is a great way to warm you up!
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Chicken Fried Venison

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This Chicken Fried Venison is the epitome of Southern comfort food! Lightened up a bit because we use venison and done in less than 30 minutes!
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Smoked Venison Brisket

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This Venison brisket can be one of the toughest cuts on the deer. Learn how to prepare it so that it comes out tender and juicy every time!
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Braised Venison Shanks

Juicy venison shank doused in creamy sauce served on a plate with mashed potatoes on roasted carrots.Pin
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Venison Shanks are an underutilized cut of the deer. When slow braised, these shanks are tender, flavorful and juicy. Also known as ossobucco.
Get The Recipe: Braised Venison Shanks.

Venison Stroganoff

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Embrace the robust flavors of the forest with this venison stroganoff, a hearty twist on the classic that promises to delight your palate.
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Bacon Wrapped Venison

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This bacon-wrapped venison is the epitome of comfort food. Rich from the deer meat and a bit fatty from the bacon.
Get The Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Venison.

Grilled Venison Backstrap

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The grill adds a wonderful smoky flavor to this delicious deer roast. Grilled venison backstraps only take a few minutes to come together too!
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