Easy Jalapeño Popper Smash Venison Tacos
Smash-style venison tacos with jalapeños, bacon, and cream cheese make this wild game recipe a spicy, crowd-pleasing favorite. Ready in under 30 minutes and ideal for cooking at camp or at home!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound Ground Venison
- 6 Corn or Street Sized Flour Tortillas
- Steak Seasoning, To Taste, Divided
- 6 slices Bacon, Cooked and Diced
- 4 small Jalapenos, (2 Thinly Sliced and 2 Seeded and Diced)
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Divide ground venison into 6 equal pieces and spread the meat onto 6 tortillas covering out to the edges. Top with steak seasoning and a few jalapeño slices and press the jalapeños into the meat. Set aside.
- To a medium sized bowl, add diced jalapeños, softened cream cheese, a sprinkle of steak seasoning and mix well and set aside.
- In a large skillet or griddle over medium high heat, cook diced bacon until browned and crisp. Drain bacon and set aside.
- In the now empty skillet or griddle, add the venison tacos, venison side down. Smash the tortillas down with your spatula and cook for 3 minutes. Flip, sprinkle with a handful of cheddar cheese and cook for another 2 minutes, until the venison is cooked through and cheese is melted. Repeat with all of the tortillas.
- Spread the jalapeño cream cheese over top of the venison, top with cooked bacon and serve.