25 Easy Venison Recipes

I developed this Venison Tips and Noodles recipe for you to enjoy. My family loves this dish!!

Our family likes to make both chicken and venison because we can then have a variety for all to enjoy. My husband is an avid hunter, so we have a plentiful supply of venison. Using a venison tenderloin makes for a super tender kabob.

My creamy Venison Meatballs are fork tender and incredibly delicious. Slow cooked in a cream sauce, this Venison Meatballs recipe will become your family’s favorite. 

Perfectly cooked to make this simple venison stew recipe a family favorite. This delicious stew is chocked full of sliced carrots and diced celery. Choose from Instant Pot, Crockpot, Slow Cooker and stove top versions.

This Best Venison Chili Recipe is loaded with flavorful vegetables and slow cooked to perfection!!  Having an avid hunter husband, ground venison is in abundance at our house.

Smoking Venison Kabobs on a pellet smoker is super easy to do and it’s a very delicious meal that your whole family will love.  By smoking venison kabobs, you will add an extra layer of smoky flavor than you would with just a grill. 

Easy Grilled Venison Backstrap – The best way to prepare venison backstrap! Delicious and flavorful with no gamey taste!

This American style Venison Goulash is a comforting, budget-friendly, one pot dinner perfect for feeding your family. Made with deer meat, a rich tomato sauce, and macaroni noodles, this hearty recipe is a staple in Michigan kitchens!

This Dirty Cauliflower Rice recipe is a keto spin on the classic Creole dish. Simple, quick, easy and so delicious, this low carb, one pan keto cauliflower rice recipe can be on the table in less than 30 minutes! This is one meal the whole family will be begging for again and again!

Comfort food at its finest! These pasties are loaded with meat, potatoes, vegetables, and wrapped with flakey pie crust!

Slow Cooker Venison Stew. Stunning venison stew with root vegetables cooked from scratch in the slow cooker or crockpot. An easy dump and start slow cooker venison stew for an easy family dinner.

This Shawarma is a close Lebanese cousin to the popular Greek Gyro, but it’s much easier to make. Yes it takes time, but most of it is hands off time. There’s no spit involved, just a lively lemony Mediterranean marinade, some time to let the marvelous flavors infuse into the meat and some roasting time in the oven. If you’re not into (or don’t have any ready supply of) venison, just replace with a nice cut of beef and you’re set!

Meatballs, without breadcrumbs? Can you DO that? Why yes, yes you can! And, as I discovered today when making these easy grain free venison meatballs, you don’t actually need anything to replace breadcrumbs if you have to eat gluten free.

A rich and hearty venison stew loaded with succulent venison, cubed potatoes, and carrots. Red wine is used to give the stew a rich, deep flavor. (pressure cooker or stove-top versions)

A protein-loaded, comfort meal perfect for Sunday night dinner. This gluten-free venison chili is easy to make and packed full of classic flavors.

An easy venison backstrap recipe marinated overnight and grilled to perfection the next day resulting in a tender, juicy and incredibly flavorful deer backstrap.

Enjoy these easy baked venison meatballs with your favorite sauce and pasta for a hearty, comforting meal. They’re tender and meaty without any gamey taste. A crowd-pleasing way to enjoy ground venison!

A perfectly elegant and delicious dish, the Seared Venison Backstrap offers tenderness and juiciness, making it effortlessly easy to cook and savor.

This recipe offers a unique take on venison sirloin steak, using the reverse searing technique on a Traeger grill. The process involves slowly cooking the steak at a low temperature before finishing it with a high-heat sear. This method enhances the flavor and tenderness of the venison, making it a must-try for grill enthusiasts.

Our Traeger Grilled Venison Chops are a quick and easy way to enjoy tender venison. These chops, cut from the prized backstrap of the deer, are noted for their tenderness.

Marinated in Teriyaki sauce, then wrapped in bacon before roasted in the oven or air fryer, makes this the best Bacon-Wrapped Venison Backstrap Roast. Venison tenderloin can be substituted and fits in the air fryer nicely!

 If you've ever had your venison burger fall apart on the grill, I'll show you how to make the Best Venison Burger with all my tips and tricks. Venison is very lean meat and as organic as you can get!

This easy Instant Pot venison roast is cooked with potatoes, carrots, onions and mushrooms for a comforting winter meal. Pressure cooking the meat results in a tender, pull apart texture that sits in a delicious red wine balsamic sauce. 

With our Grilled Venison Striplon we focus on letting the natural flavors of the venison shine, complemented by simple seasoning. It's a straightforward and effective way to prepare a less commonly used but delicious cut of meat, and is ideal for those looking to explore different aspects of grilling.

This 20-Minute Venison Chili is a quick and easy, yet satisfying weeknight meal. It tastes like it has simmered for hours. Serve with crackers or cornbread as a main dish or spoon it on a baked potato.