ground venison

These venison recipes include everything from fun twists on classic comfort food to easy family meals and a few elegant dinner options! If you&#39;re looking for new, unique ways to cook venison, these recipes are just what you need!

Best Venison Recipes: Venison Chili (+More Great Meal Ideas!)

olive oil ((extra virgin))

onion

garlic

lb venison

Tbsp chili seasoning ((see recipe

½ tsp kosher salt

15.5 oz fire roasted diced tomatoes ((1 15.5-ounce can))

beans

tomato paste

oz tomato sauce ((1 15-ounce can))

beef broth

saute

In a large pot (or Dutch oven) heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until the oil begins to shimmer and is just shy of starting to smoke. Add the onion and saute for 4-5 minutes or until the onion is no longer translucent and is tender. Add the minced garlic and continue to suet with the onion for an additional minute.

brown

Brown the ground venison with the sauteed onion and garlic, breaking up the venison as it cooks. Cook until the venison no longer shows any signs of pink coloring, about 5-6 minutes.

season

Stir in the chili seasoning and kosher salt, then add the un-drained fire roasted diced tomatoes and drained and rinsed kidney beans.

simmer

Mix in the tomato paste next, then add tomato sauce and beef broth. Bring your chili to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for an hour with the lid off. Stir every 10-15 minutes while the chili is cooking until it reaches your desired thickness.

serve

Every venison lover needs a go-to burger recipe — this is it. Made with Silver Fern Farms Pasture-Raised Premium Ground Venison, this burger recipe always turns out completely and utterly satisfying.
We season it with the likes of Worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper to highlight the venison’s savory, naturally peppery flavors. And then we gently mix everything together until it’s just combined, which keeps the meat nice and tender so it grills up extra juicy every time.
But the most important tip of all with this venison burger? Don’t be afraid to pile on the fixings!

How to Make the Best Venison Burger

venison

unsalted butter

worcestershire sauce

garlic powder

onion powder

cayenne pepper

kosher salt

black pepper

cheddar cheese

hamburger buns

Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.

In a large bowl, gently fold together the ground venison, grated butter, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper with your hands. Be careful not to overmix the ground venison: overworking and compacting the meat will make it tough and dry.

Divide the ground venison into 4 balls and gently form them into ½”-thick patties. Press your thumb into the center of each patty to create an indentation. This will help the burgers cook evenly. Divide the salt and black pepper between the patties, seasoning both sides.

Lightly brush your grill grates with the oil. Place the patties on the grill and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the patties 90 degrees to create a crosshatch pattern with the grill marks, and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

Flip the patties over. If you’d like to add cheese, place it on the patties now. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, repeat the 90-degree turn, and cook for another 2 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 155° F on an instant-read thermometer for a well-done burger.

Transfer the patties to a plate, tent with aluminum foil, and allow them to rest for 3 to 4 minutes. Allowing the burgers to rest relaxes the venison and evenly distributes the juices throughout the meat.

Serve the venison patties warm with your favorite toppings.

Easy baked venison meatballs are juicy and full of flavor. Make a batch today to serve with your favorite pasta sauce.

Baked Venison Meatballs

breadcrumbs (1 whole slice of bread

Parmesan

parsley

thyme leaves

salt

venison meat

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.

Combine the breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, parsley, thyme, egg and salt in a large mixing bowl.

Once the ingredients are well-mixed, add ground venison. Using your hands, combine ingredients.

Form meatballs into 1 1/2-inch balls (a cookie dough scoop works well).

Place meatballs on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes until meatballs and brown and no longer pink in the center.

Makes about 20-24 meatballs

These are delicious!  I would like to use this for meatloaf.  Besides cooking time what should I change?

Made 2 lbs of meatballs. Turned out great. Froze most of them

I made this recipe a few years ago and we LOVED it!  My husband just bagged a buck and I went looking for this recipe-happy to have found it and the comment about the missing carrots! Lol! That’s how I remembered yours from all the others. Thank you!!

This is definately a go to recipe! Love it!

I tried this recipe tonight and it was really good...we eat a lot af deer meat and I’m always looking for new dishes to fix...I have never broiled deer meat before this, and it turned out great!  (I did summer the meatballs in spaghetti sauce for a bit after they were done in the broiler for some additional tomato flavor:-)

Thanks for the recipe! I made it with ground venison and tripled it for a potluck meal. Way more moist than I than I thought it would be and very delicious! I added Italian seasoned bread crumbs instead of the bread.

Although its not my thing , my husband is an avid hunter. I have been wanting to find recipes to incorporate his venison that the whole family can enjoy. Me, I am an avid pasta eater so this recipe is absolutely perfect for our family!! My husband and daughter were such huge fans of the meatballs they requested them again. They are so easy and cheap to make I would make them every day if they asked! Thank you so so much for sharing this!

Oh my gosh. I cannot believe how good these turned out. Only “real” difference I made other than probably a lot of people was backwoods butchered deer. 
There is a big difference between deer or turkey &amp; FRESH turkey or deer.

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