Venison Shoulder Recipes

Venison shoulders are the ultimate cut for slow cook crockpot recipes or braised for as a roast.

Venison Pie with Pastry Crust

This venison pie recipe braises venison with mushrooms, herbs, and stout until tender. It’s topped off with a flaky pie crust and cooked until golden brown in a rich dark gravy. If you’re looking for another hearty comfort food dish, check out my venison shepherd’s pie. For even more dinner ideas, check out my complete […]

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venison bourguignon in pot

Venison Bourguignon (French Deer Stew with Red Wine)

There are some dishes you make once in a while, and others you come back to every season without thinking twice. Venison Bourguignon is one of mine. Every fall, I set aside a few roasts or shanks, batch cook this recipe, and stock the freezer for deer season. It’s also a tradition at my family’s

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Venison pasta

Crispy Venison and Creamy Summer Corn Pasta

This isn’t your average venison pasta. It’s a summertime stunner with sweet corn, rich venison, and a creamy sauce that clings to every bite of rigatoni or orecchiette. The braised-then-crisped venison gives you the depth and texture of slow-cooked meat with the punch of seared flavor. Add fresh cherry tomatoes, grated Pecorino Romano, and a

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venison bbq

Pulled BBQ Venison Sandwiches | The Ultimate Crockpot Recipe

Slow cooker BBQ venison is the kind of meal that brings everyone to the table. Whether you’re feeding the family on a busy weeknight or piling meat onto buns for a backyard get-together, this recipe delivers. It’s easy to make, full of flavor, and turns lean cuts of venison into a classic comfort food. All

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venison soup recipe

VENISON VEGETABLE SOUP

Venison vegetable soup with barley is one easiest and most comforting wild game dishes you can make. Packed with delicious root vegetables, tender barley and fall-apart venison, It’s an easy family favorite packed in a bowl! If you’re looking for more soul warming dishes for the 2025 deer season, check out my complete collection of venison

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venison snack stick recipe

How to Make Venison Snack Sticks

This venison snack stick recipe is a deliciously elevated way to make everyone’s favorite handheld meat treat. Looking for more of my venison recipes? Try smoked backstrap or my smoked venison shoulder. After hundreds of days in the field camping, hunting, and fishing, I’ve spent my fair share of money on various gas station meat

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venison sloppy joe recipe

VENISON SLOPPY JOES

Homemade venison sloppy joes (aka sloppy does) are the ultimate comfort food. Whether you’re a deer hunter or not, this is one of those easy meals perfect for those busy weeknights. What some people refer to as the traditional sloppy joe or “manwich” is usually made with ground deer meat and a delicious canned mystery sauce. While this is one

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slow cooker venison recipes

Slow Cooker Venison Shoulder

This easy Slow Cooker Venison Shoulder is perfect for rice bowls, noodle bowls, egg rolls, or spring roll fillings. Want more slow-cooked venison recipes? Check out my main Crockpot Venison Recipes page. The braising liquid also doubles as a serving sauce, which is made with soy sauce, sugar, ginger, chilies, scallions, and other delicious ingredients. You can

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venison pozole recipe

VENISON POZOLE ROJO

This easy and delicious Venison Pozole recipe is the ultimate comfort food. When thinking of authentic pozole, succulent fatty pork is likely to come to mind. But in this recipe, I opt for using cuts of venison that yield tender results from cooking low and slow. As far as which cuts to use, necks, shoulders,

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