We were seeking for new methods to prepare deer when we came up with these bacon-wrapped venison nibbles. The recipe has been requested by everyone who has tried them.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 12 wraps |
Ingredients
- ½ pound venison tenderloin
- 3 tablespoons zesty Italian dressing
- 12 slices bacon
- ¼ cup cream cheese
- 12 slices pickled jalapeno peppers
- ½ teaspoon seasoning salt to taste
Instructions
- Cut venison tenderloin into 12 strips lengthwise. Toss with Italian dressing; marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
- Preheat a grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Lay a strip of venison on top of a strip of bacon. Place 1 teaspoon of cream cheese at one end, and top with a slice of jalapeño. Roll up and secure with a skewer. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Season wraps with desired amount of seasoning salt.
- Cook wraps on preheated grill for 10 minutes; turn wraps over and continue to cook until bacon is crisp.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 305 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 89 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 1205 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is just ok. There is another recipe that has been on here for ALOT longer that I think is better. It is called “Deer Poppers”. We liked it WAY better!! You definitely need to marinate the venison longer. I do overnight and it turns out super tender. I like them without cream cheese better but some like with. So it’s kinda up to you. Definitely check out the other recipe I think you might like it better.
Delicious! I followed the directions almost completely besides 2 things: I had a 1/2 lb venison stew meat that I needed to get rid of so I butterflied those pieces and used that. I also used real jalapeño slices for my husband and pickled for mine- he likes spicy. It was a hit in our house.
Definitely adding this to our list of venison favorites!
will definitely make again, so juicy and tasteful. you can make it with any type of meat.
Delicious!!!!
Take your time wrapping these. Microwave bacon for 1 min and then wrap. Taste great the second day, 1 min in the microwave.
Everyone loves this recipe! we often take it to parties, & we never have any to take home!
I’ve made this many times. I vary the ingredients somewhat. I use green pepper instead of jalapeno sometimes and always use a small slice of red onion. I put the cream cheese in he pepper, then add the onion then wrap it in the Venison strip, then wrap it in the bacon. I use toothpicks to hold the bacon on and only grill it until the bacon is cooked. The venison will be cooked perfectly by then. It’s awesome every way!
These are awesome! I bake mine on a rack in the oven. Make sure though to flip them over when they are done one top so the bacon is crispy all around. BTW I wrap the whole wrap in bacon.
Go to recipe for family get togethers. Great for any occasion.
Changed marinade to Worcestershire and liquid smoke. The trick was wrapping the full length of bacon around the meat in each direction to keep the cheese from melting and falling out on the grill. Skewer twice in crossing pattern. Use thinnest bacon possible to get crispy result without drying out venison.
This was a big hit at a potluck. so simple to make a marinated the chuncks overnight they came out really tender.
This was amazing, best way I’ve cooked venison. I used fresh jalapeños and microwaved the bacon a little before putting them on the grill. Thank u for the amazing recipe
I made this with a deer I shot and it was very good and tender. this is one of my new favorites. I used extra cream cheese and jalapenos.
Very good, definitely making it again.
Very good. Heinous
I have tried this recipe a couple of times but generally I find darker bird meat like woodcock and dove really do well with this. Do not use the cream cheese. Any cheese that is a little harder and can stand up to some heat will definitely make you happier after the grill. Also, to take away game flavor make sure to marinade overnight and don’t be afraid to season what you are marinading. Garlic, onion, spices and worst sauce or soy are popular to add but really use what you want. This same recipe can be used along with veggies and made into kabobs that will be awesome. This is a little too to plain to waste your tenderloin on, but it will definitely work on meat that is more tough. good luck!
Yum!
Same recipe I use on wild duck. Awesome!!
Awesome recipe! The jalapeño definitely gave it a good flavor, I wrapped. The venison with bacon and stuck toothpicks in to keep it together . Don’t have a grill so I broiled it. 2 thumbs up!
We loved this. The venison was so tender after being marinaded in the dressing. We used fresh jalapenos which turned out well. We spread the jalapenos throughout the roll and used a little Tony’s Creole seasoning on the bacon.