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Home » Recipes » Main Dish Recipes » Venison Recipes » 10 Venison Recipes The Whole Family Will Love

10 Venison Recipes The Whole Family Will Love

By Lynette on October 6, 2020 · 1 Comment

Delicious venison recipes are the perfect main dish for your hunting family.  This list shares a variety of deer meat cooking ideas that your family will appreciate and love.

There is something truly satisfying with feeding your family from the deer meat you caught last season.  And while deer tacos or chili are a big hit with most families, it can get redundant.  Here’s a list of our favorite venison recipes to make to give you some variety with each cut of meat.

List of Venison Cuts Included In Recipes

  • ground venison
  • steak
  • backstrap
  • roast
  • marinade

Ground Venison Recipes

Meatloaf with Homemade Glaze

sliced venison on cutting board

Made with ground venison, this hearty recipe is a combination of ingredients topped with a homemade glaze.  What I like about this recipe is that you can complete the recipe in the morning (or even the night before!) and then just simply pop it in the oven the evening of your dinner.  Makes a super moist and delicious deer meatloaf.  Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Ground Venison
Method: Oven

Spaghetti and Meatballs

venison meatballs on plate

Some may find it a challenge to get venison to hold together – not with this recipe!  This is an all venison meatball recipe that creates a super flavorful and moist meatball.  Serve over spaghetti and sauce. Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Ground Venison
Method: Oven

Tamale Pie

cornbread tamale pie on plate

Looking for a unique venison recipe?  Ground venison is seasoned with chilis, green pepper, and chili powder.  Topped with a sweet homemade cornbread biscuit and baked using high heat.  On the table in less than 45 minutes!  Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Ground Venison
Method: Oven

Hunters Casserole with Ground Venison

shredded cheese on top of ground venison recipe

Layers of golden potatoes, green chili and lots of garlic combine to make this hunters casserole.  Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Ground Venison
Method: Oven

Steak Recipes

Slow Cooker Stew

venison stew in bowl with side of bread

Hands down this is the best venison stew recipe.  It’s made with tender cuts of venison steak, fresh vegetables, and herbs in a rich and flavorful red wine broth. Serve with a side of homemade bread for a complete meal. Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Bone-In Venison Steak
Method: Slow Cooker

Instant Pot Venison Steak

venison steak on plate

Juicy bone-in Venison steak made in the instant pot.  What makes this recipe so easy, is that it starts with your venison steak right out of the freezer!  Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Steak
Method: Instant Pot

Backstrap Recipes

Bacon Wrapped Smoked Backstrap

venison backstrap with bacon on plate with potatoes and asparagus

Use your pellet smoker or oven to create a tender melt in your mouth cut of deer meat.  Wrapped in bacon, this backstrap recipe rivals any filet mignon. Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Venison Backstrap
Method: Smoker or Oven

Roast Recipes

Tender Venison Roast with Vegetables

plate of venison roast deer roast with carrots and potatoes

Slow cooked in the oven, this venison roast is made with with carrots, onion, potatoes is topped of with homemade flavorful gravy. Get the recipe here.

Cut of Meat: Roast
Method: Oven

Homemade Stroganoff

venison stroganoff in bowl

Seasoned venison roast is slow-cooked for hours to create venison stroganoff. There are no canned soups with this recipe, only a homemade delicious creamy sauce with tender venison served over egg noodles.  Get the recipe.

Cut of Meat: Roast
Method: Slow Cooker

Venison Marinade

ingredients for marinade on cutting board

It takes only a few extra steps to make a venison marinade that will enhance your hard-earned venison for the table. For any cut of meat made for the oven, grill, or skillet, the flavor is everything. The same is true for game meat! Get the recipe.

Cut of Meat: Roast, Steak, or any kind of cut
Method: Grill, Smoker, Skillet

Venison is delicious and I hope this list of venison recipes has inspired you in the kitchen! What cut of meat should we try next?

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About Lynette

Lynette is the home cook, recipe tester and photographer for Cleverly Simple which she created in 2010.  Most of her recipes come from the treasured recipe box passed down from her great-grandma, grandmother, and mother.

Lynette’s recipes and projects have been featured in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful and others.

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  1. Susan

    December 09, 2021 at 10:57 am

    Our family are deer hunters. We eat a lot of venison. I can venison for quick stews and soups and other dishes. I recently required an instant pot and am learning to use it. I love great homey venison recipes and I have saved many of the ones you have posted.
    Thank you.

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