Ground Venison Seasonings (2024)

All of these homemade ground venison seasonings will help elevate the flavors of your easy ground venison recipes! From a basic chili ground venison seasoning to a delicious blackened venison seasoning, you’re sure to find something for your next venison recipe!

The addition of seasonings can transform bland ground venison meat into delicious and flavorful recipes. Below are a few of our basic seasoning combinations that we use with some of our ground venison recipes.

Basic Chili Seasoning

This seasoning mixture is great for your venison or other wild game chili recipe. Use one batch per one pound of ground venison meat when making venison chili. You can double and triple this recipe and store in an airtight seasoning or spice jar.

• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1 Tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

Basic BBQ Seasoning

This basic BBQ ground venison seasoning is perfect for grilling season! It’s great on venison burgers, meatballs, or even on poultry or other grilled wild game meats when you want that classic BBQ flavor. Make a batch or double, and store in an airtight seasoning or spice jar and season as needed.

• 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika
• 1 tsp. ground mustard
• 1 tsp. celery salt
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 heaping Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. onion powder

Cajun Seasoning

This cajun seasoning is great for when you want a hint of that salty heat with your ground venison. It’s great on burgers, meatballs, wild game steaks, and fish! Make a batch or double, and store in an airtight seasoning or spice jar and season as needed.

• 1 tsp. smoked paprika
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1/3 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. thyme

Blackened Seasoning

Blackened seasoning is great on fish, but it can also take your ground venison up a notch in flavor! It’s great on venison burgers, ground venison, and steaks! Make a batch or double, and store in an airtight seasoning or spice jar and season as needed.

• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp. smoked paprika
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper

Santa Maria Seasoning

While Santa Maria seasoning is great for steaks, don’t forget to try this seasoning on ground venison recipes. Use Santa Maria seasoning with your meatballs in a classic spaghetti and venison meatballs recipe, or to season your burgers on the grill. Make a batch or double, and store in an airtight seasoning or spice jar and season as needed.

• 1 1/2 Tbsp. coarse Kosher salt
• 2 tsp. cracked black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Stew Seasoning

When you think of stew, you probably think of larger cuts of venison meat like roasts, but this is also great with ground venison, too! You can make a ground venison vegetable stew and use this seasoning to add great flavoring to the dish. This would also be great in a venison pot pie or venison Shepard’s pie recipe. Use about 1/4 cup stew seasoning for every 1 pound of ground venison in the recipe. Make a batch or double, and store in an airtight seasoning or spice jar and season as needed.

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 Tbsp. dried basil
• 1 tsp. thyme
• 1 Tbsp. dried parsley
• 1/2 Tbsp. salt
• 1/2 Tbsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 Tbsp. onion powder

Coffee Rub Seasoning

Coffe rub is great on venison steaks and tri-tip, but it also makes for a great rub on grilled burgers, like in this Grilled Coffee Rubbed Burgers with Horseradish Sauce recipe (just swap in ground venison). Make a batch or double, and store in an airtight seasoning or spice jar and season as needed.

Try these ground venison seasonings with these recipes!

• Loaded Venison Queso Dip – season the ground venison with the basic chili seasoning
• BBQ Bourbon Venison Meatballs – add 1-2 tsp. of the basic BBQ seasoning to these meatballs
• Venison Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers – add in 1 tsp. of the blacked or cajun seasoning for an extra kick of flavor

FAQs

What spices go well with venison?

I would really encourage you to experiment with individual spices and seasoning blends to see what pairs well for your particular taste. But, these ground venison seasonings all work well when cooking with deer meat.

How long do homemade seasonings last?

Ground spices, even homemade blends, should last up to one year if stored correctly. You want to keep them in an airtight container and stored in a cool, dry place.

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