Last year at Christmas the hubs had gifted me with a cook book called 301 Venison Recipes The ultimate Deer Hunter’s Cookbook.  I haven’t used it at all and this morning I took out some ground venison and in some recipes like tacos it can taste gamie.  So I thought I would bust out that cookbook and see what I could find.  I found a recipe called Big Game Pie and it turned out yummy.  I did however change some stuff up more to our liking and I’m happy I did.

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes (mashed) or instant potatoes                       
• 1/2 c celery, finely chopped
• Sour Cream for mashed potatoes
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 3 tablespoon flour
• 3 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 c milk
• 3/4 c beef broth
• 2 -1/2 c venison, cubed and browned
• 1/4 teaspoon browning sauce
• 1/4 c grated cheddar cheese

****  Changes I have made were:

• 1/3 c celery, finely chopped
• 
• 4 shakes of minced onion
• I didn’t have canned beef broth, so I used boiling water and a beef bouillon
• 1 pound ground venison
• no browning sauce-I didn’t have any
• 1 bag frozen mixed veggie-cooked

 

Instructions

Step 1:  prepare mashed potatoes and per heat oven at 400 degrees.

Step 2:  In a skillet saute celery and onion in butter until tender NOT brown.

Step 3:  Blend in flour and gradually add milk and broth.  Cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles.

(I was afarid to stop stirring the mixture to take a picture, I didn’t want to burn in)

Step 4:  Put mixture into 1 1/2 quart dish and top evenly with mashed potatoes.

Step 6: Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes.  Serves 4

God Bless,

~Angela