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Need great venison recipe ideas? I sure did when I started cooking venison. I created this site to help venison cooks find great venison recipes, and learn how to cook this amazing meat well.
On this site you can search for free venison recipes, including backstraps, venison burgers, venison roasts, stews, and other meat. If you prefer a good old fashioned cookbook, “The Hunting Widow’s Guide to Great Venison Cooking—Volume 1: Family Favorites,” has over 100 venison recipes and cooking tips!
Featured Venison Recipes
Here are just a few of the venison recipes on this site. These are the recipes people ask about most or are my personal favorites. For more, click on one of the categories to the right.
BBQ and Grill
- Venison Burger on Jalapeno Cheddar Bread
- Zesty Horseradish Venison Burger
- Summer BBQ Stuffed Backstrap
- Southwest Kabobs
- Pulled Venison BBQ Sandwich
- Spicy Venison Burgers
Ground Venison
- Venison Burger on Jalapeno Cheddar Bread
- Venison Chili with Chipotle Peppers
- Zesty Horseradish Venison Burger
- Appalachian Meatloaf
- Spicy Venison Burgers
- Jeff’s Grandma’s Amazing Irish Meatloaf
Paleo Friendly
- Pepper Crusted Venison Medallions
- Venison Chili with Chipotle Peppers
- Corned Venison Recipe
- Homemade Venison Bratwurst Recipe
- Easiest Venison Roast Ever
Sauces and Salsas
- Pepper Crusted Venison Medallions
- Venison Tacos
- Venison Enchiladas Verde
- Venison Shawarma with Tzatziki Sauce
Smoking Venison
Venison Appetizers
Venison Burgers
- Venison Burger on Jalapeno Cheddar Bread
- Venison Cran-Burger
- Zesty Horseradish Venison Burger
- Spicy Venison Burgers
Venison Chili
Venison Jerky
Venison Kabobs
Venison Meatloaf
Venison Roasts
Venison Sandwiches
Venison Sausages
- Homemade Venison Bratwurst Recipe
- Andouille Venison Sausage
- Venison Breakfast Sausage (and Sausage, Egg, Cheese Biscuit)
Vension Stews
- Carne Guisada
- Jambalaya with Venison Sausage and Shrimp
- Guinness Pub Stew with Venison
- Taco Soup with Venison
Vension Entrees
If you love to BBQ, we have tons of recipes for the grill; just look on the BBQ & Grill page. In the winter, nothing beats a hearty stew or meatloaf, and you’ll find recipes for those too. Click here to browse our most recent recipes. You’ll also find tips for cooking venison, articles and videos on preparing meat (field dressing, skinning, and quartering the deer), and videos with on-line cooking lessons supplied by Rouxbe on-line cooking school.
If you’re new to cooking venison, and don’t have a hunter who can supply this nutritious meat for you, visit our links page to find online venison meat and wild game suppliers. It’s worth it!
I love looking for interesting recipes and testing them with venison. Cooking with venison can be tricky, but I’ve learned how to adapt recipes so the meat is tender and delicious. This web site is the product of that research. Bon Appetite!
