These crispy venison tacos are made with tortillas stuffed with ground venison and cheese then baked in the oven until crispy. These crispy venison tacos are a great weeknight dinner or easy appetizer idea.
These crispy venison tacos are an easy weeknight dinner or appetizer recipe made with 4 simple ingredients. Tortillas are stuffed with venison taco meat and cheese then baked in the oven for a simple but incredibly delicious crispy taco. Serve with your favorite taco toppings like salsa, sour cream and avocado for a quick and easy crowd-pleasing recipe.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Dinner or Appetizer
- Kid-Friendly
- Crowd-Pleaser
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Venison - We use ground venison for this recipe.
- Spices - Use a homemade or store-bought taco seasoning.
- Tortillas - We recommend using 6-inch taco-size tortillas for this recipe. You can also use gluten-free tortillas to make gluten-free venison tacos.
- Cheese - You can use whatever cheese you have on hand. We always have cheddar cheese in our fridge, so that it what we use.
- Toppings - We love to top our tacos with sour cream, avocado, cilantro, salsa and pickled jalapenos. We recommend using whatever you have on hand.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet - We recommend using a cast iron skillet to brown the meat in.
- Sheet Pan - A sheet pan is necessary to bake the tacos on.
- Cheese Grater - This is our favorite cheese grater for shredding our own cheese.
- 3-in-1 Avocado Tool - If you plan to serve avocado with you tacos, we highly recommend using this tool to easily and safely slice the avocado.
- Small Sheet Pan for Serving - We love using these small quarter size sheet pans to serve the tacos on for dinner or as an appetizer.
How to Make Crispy Venison Tacos
Step 1. Add the cheese and taco meat to the shells and place on a sheet pan.
Step 2. Bake the tacos in the oven.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe can be made to serve as an easy weeknight dinner, but these tacos would be perfect to serve as an appetizer as well. We like to serve this recipe with our favorite toppings like cilantro, sour cream, avocado, pickled jalapenos and salsa.
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Expert Tips & Variations
- Use small tortillas. We recommend using 6-inch tortillas for this recipe. To make this for an appetizer, you can use street taco size tortillas.
- Make homemade taco seasoning. You can easily replace store-bought taco seasoning with your own homemade spice blend.
- Meal prep tacos. We love to make a big batch of the tacos and freeze them to have on hand for easy meals throughout the week.
How to Store Venison Tacos
- Refrigerator - in an airtight container for 4 days.
- Freezer - in a freezer-safe container for 2-3 months.
Recipe FAQ
Yes! Use gluten-free tortillas and make sure the taco seasoning you use does not contain gluten.
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Crispy Venison Tacos
These crispy venison tacos are made with tortillas stuffed with ground venison and cheese then baked in the oven until crispy. These crispy venison tacos are a great weeknight dinner or easy appetizer idea.
Ingredients
- 1lb ground venison
- 1 package taco seasoning or homemade seasoning
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- 10 6-inch tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Add the ground venison into a cast iron skillet on the stovetop and cook to brown the meat.
- Add the taco seasoning and water (amount according to taco seasoning instructions) to the meat.
- Stir to combine,
- Fill each tortilla with the ground venison taco meat and cheddar cheese.
- Fold each tortilla in half with the meat and cheese on the inside and place on the sheet pan.
- Transfer the sheet pan into the oven and bake the tacos for 6 minutes at 425 degrees.
- After 6 minutes, flip the tacos over and bake for an additional 6 minutes.
- Remove the crispy tacos from the oven and allow to cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 345Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 509mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 2gSugar: 0gProtein: 22g
