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My Family\u2019s Favorite, Easy Ground Venison Recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With a family of hunters, our freezer is often filled with Venison to last a whole year. We have four boys and one girl, including a few athletes who like to pack protein into their diets. I\u2019m not the type of cook who likes to spend hours in the kitchen making a meal. So, my recipes are pretty simple and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My family is happy with these reliable favorites and doesn\u2019t seem to tire of them, month after month. We don\u2019t do anything different with cooking venison than we do with beef. We are very used to the flavor and find our digestive systems prefer it. We can always tell when we\u2019ve had a beef burger, and now they taste a little off to us. Let’s dive into some of our monthly ground venison recipes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground Venison Tacos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have a big family, you might struggle with pleasing everyone at the dinner table, like I do. But tacos make everyone happy! We don\u2019t do anything different when making tacos with venison than we do with regular beef. Honestly, I just buy the Old El Paso Taco Seasoning<\/a> packets and follow the directions on the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thawing the ground venison and then browning in our skillet for taco night. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We are firm believers that boys can learn to cook too. From an early age, our boys are taught how to brown meat over the stove and follow instructions on a packet. With two parents working full-time jobs, they took turns making dinner when everyone lived at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We serve tacos with Mission Low-Carb Tortilla Wraps<\/a>, taco boats, or hard shells. Their favorite condiments are a Mexican blend of shredded cheese, taco sauce, sour cream, and chopped lettuce. But I like to make a taco salad with mine and use spinach and mixed greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two pounds of ground taco meat lasts about 2-3 days in our house. So it\u2019s a great way to stretch the venison in our freezer for multiple meals and easy leftovers in the microwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground Venison Hamburgers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My husband, Scott<\/a>, is the grillmaster in our home. He likes that to be his domain, and I\u2019m happy to let him. Another ground venison recipe tradition he has with our kids is preparing hamburger patties. We both have fond memories of them standing on stools and chairs at the kitchen counter, learning to make the patties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott makes about 5 patties out of a pound of meat, so depending on how many are home for dinner, he will use one or two packages of ground venison. His ‘go-to’ seasoning for burgers? Lawry\u2019s Seasoned Salt<\/a>. That\u2019s it. Then he puts them back in the fridge until the grill is ready. I think his secret is cooking the burgers while they are still cold to keep the fat and meat intact. This helps the burgers have a juicy texture. He grills them on our little Weber Q grill in the garage, and they are delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kids set the table and put our usual fixings out: buns, 2-3 kinds of cheese like swiss, provolone, or cheddar, ketchup, mustard, and some lettuce. We\u2019re not really a tomato family, I guess. But we love our cheese and always have options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon is our hamburger lover and can easily finish two before the rest of us have finished one. We often have to remind him to chew. Scott\u2019s burgers are pretty tasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ground venison chili in a crockpot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Crockpot Paleo Venison Chili<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Scott is in the mood for comfort food during cold winters, he usually turns to our ground venison recipe for chili. Several years ago I experimented with chili recipes and modified a few to find one he liked. We often will spend time together in the kitchen on Sundays prepping a big crockpot dish so we have lunches for the week. I also entered the recipe into a fun crockpot contest at my office and won a small prize. If you love “set it and forget” types of recipes, here’s the one we enjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chili Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n