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5 Simple Slow Cooker Recipes for Wild Game

These delicious slow cooker recipes bring flavor and fun to the table, so sit back, relax and let the cooker do the work.

5 Simple Slow Cooker Wild Game Recipes

A slow cooker is an amazing small kitchen appliance. Use it to cook and tenderize wild game for an easy meal any night of the week. (Lighttraveler / Shutterstock photo)

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If you're looking for a simple and effective way to cook up some tasty wild game cuisine, use a slow cooker. A slow cooker will not only tenderize the meat but also bring out the flavor in the dish. Simply add your wild game and some other ingredients to a slow cooker, and let the appliance do the cooking for you. It couldn't be easier!

Venison Nacho Chili Bowl

Venison Nacho Chili Bowl

A quick and too easy venison recipe perfect for game day, Cinco de Mayo or any time you're in the mood for the heat and crunch of this field-to-fork style Mexican classic.

Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds ground venison (or other wild game)
  • 2 tablespoons dried onions
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cans black beans
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 24 ounces your favorite salsa verde
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Tortilla chips
  • Sour cream
  • Shredded Mexican blend cheese
  • Avocado
  • Jalapeños

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Crock-Pot BBQ Cola Wild Boar Recipe

Crock-Pot BBQ Cola Wild Boar Recipe

What do you get when you mix wild boar, barbecue sauce, and cola? Only the most delicious slow-cooked pork you've ever tasted.

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

  • 1 wild boar roast
  • 1 1/2 cups cola, divided
  • 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce

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Slow-Cooked Elk Venison Loin Recipe

Slow-Cooked Elk Venison Loin Recipe

Use this recipe to slow cook smaller cuts of elk venison loin or roasts with leeks and a wheat beer.

>> Need a cutting board? This cutting board from MEAT! is handcrafted and has non-slip rubber feet.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound elk venison loin or roast
  • 1 bottle of German wheat beer
  • 1 can beef broth
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1-2 leek onions, finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced thin
  • 1 teaspoon fresh sage
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • Salt and pepper

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Slow Cooker Bison Cheeseburger Subs

Bison Cheeseburger Sub

Looking for a kid-friendly recipe the whole family will enjoy? These Bison Cheeseburger Subs are deliciously cheesy and sure to please.

>> Grind your own pork and bison for this recipe using a grinder from MEAT!

Ingredients:

  • ¼ pound ground pork back fat or salt pork
  • 2 pounds ground bison
  • 1 cup onions, small diced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ½ cup condensed milk
  • ½ pound Velveeta cheese, cubed
  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
  • ½ tablespoon kosher salt
  • ½ tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 8 fresh submarine rolls, split
  • 8 sandwich sliced pickles
  • 3 tomatoes, sliced
  • 8 lettuce leaves

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Venison Slow Cooker Lasagna

Venison Slow Cooker Lasagna

You can make just about anything in a slow cooker, even Lee & Tiffany's favorite venison lasagna recipe.

Venison Meat Sauce:

  • 2 pounds ground venison
  • 1 small onion
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (28-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon basil
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Lasagna:

  • 12-14 uncooked lasagna noodles
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 2 ½ cups cottage cheese
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons half-and-half
  • Salt

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