Deer Main Dish Recipes

"I was looking for a recipe to use up a butternut squash that was given to me and decided to go out on my own and make a chili. This has a nice amount of heat with the chipotle and no gamey taste. My kids (4 and 19m) gobbled it up with the addition of sour cream, shredded cheddar and a glass of milk."

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Ingredients: pepper, Rotel Tomatoes...

"Without meaning to brag, this is the best lasagne recipe I've ever tasted. It's perfect if you're trying to figure out what to do with ground venison because the tomato sauce does an incredible job of removing/masking the wild taste, but of course you can use ground beef as well. Even "Oh, I don't eat deer meat" people will love this --..."

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Ingredients: pepper, cottage cheese...

"This has layers of sliced potatoes, cheddar cheese and hamburger. It's creamy and easy, with lots of cheese!! After reading the reviews, I think I didn't state clearly enough that the potatoes need to be very thinly sliced-almost shaved. I've made this tons of time and my potatoes are always done. So slice 'em thin!"

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Ingredients: cream of mushroom soup, ground venison...

"I haven't actually tried this recipe yet. Found it on the Taste of Home website. Hunting season is fast approaching and I need to find new ways to fix venison."

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Ingredients: pork and beans, ground mustard...

"This is a mix between the Hunter's Pie and Cottage Pie recipes found in "Irish Pub Cooking" by Larry Doyle. I've never had either before, so I can't comment on how close it is to your usual Cottage Pie. All I know is that this was a good one-pot meal for venison lovers like us!"

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Ingredients: ground venison, garlic powder...

"I found this recipe in a hunting magazine. It is from Chef John Reilly.It was rated in the top 10 for venison. It is very flavorful and super tender. I actually used a neck roast in place of the rump."

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Ingredients: bouillon, Spanish onions...

"You can use your favorite game meat for this chili. I used the venison and wild boar because they were easier for me to find. You want to add the vegetables in layers in order to get a complex flavor throughout. I do not like beans in my chili, so if you are a bean lover, just add a can of kidney beans to the recipe."

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Ingredients: cilantro, venison...

"I grew up in Pennsylvania and we hunted deer every year. One of my all time favorite ways to eat venison was in a stew. This is my version of Venison Stew. This is a thick and hearty stew."

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Ingredients: dry red wine, venison...