27 bison recipes

Chili-rubbed bison tenderloin pan-seared and served over creamy morel mushroom linguine with charbroiled vegetables. A wild game dinner that feels like fine dining.

Smoke roasted top round of bison: bison marinated in dark beer, soy, and balsamic for 72 hours, then slow-smoked over hardwood for a tender, richly flavored wild-game roast.

Pancit bihon guisado with chicken, pork, and shrimp sauteed with rice noodles, napa cabbage, and carrots in soy and fish sauce. A classic Filipino noodle dish for celebrations.

Ground bison chili with roasted poblano peppers, Rotel tomatoes, and a squeeze of fresh lime. Lean, beanless, and loaded with smoky Southwestern heat.

Chili lovers will enjoy this healthier version that tastes wonderful with a light crusty bread or those classy bread bowls!

Buffalo and beans is a hearty chili that mixes ground bison with ground beef, kidney beans, sweet peppers and mushrooms. Long-simmered for deep flavor, leaner than all-beef chili and meatier than pure bison.

Grilled buffalo burgers seasoned with Worcestershire, ketchup, mustard, and horseradish. Lean ground bison cooked low and slow for juicy, flavorful patties. Healthier alternative to beef.

Grilled jalapeno buffalo burgers fire up lean bison with onion, garlic, and a homemade hot chile sauce. Cooked just to medium so the lean meat stays juicy. A leaner, bolder backyard burger.

Asian flavor, make your own jerky, use any game meat or even beef

Slow cooker buffalo stew with carrots, celery, tomatoes, and a hint of ground cloves. Low-fat, high-protein bison simmers for 12 hours into a rich, fork-tender one-pot meal.

Buffalo chili: ground bison simmered with three peppers, jalapenos, green chiles, and warm spice blend. Lean, gamy alternative to beef chili with serious heat.

German sauerbraten marinated four days in spiced vinegar, then slow-braised fork-tender in a sweet-sour gravy thickened with crushed gingersnaps. The classic sweet-and-sour pot roast, here with a lean bison twist.

Pot roast of buffalo: a lean bison rump roast larded with pork, marinated for days, then braised tender in a rich stock-and-tomato gravy. Classic wild game cookery.

Hidatsa stuffed sugar pumpkin: a Plains Native American dish with ground bison or venison, wild rice, and sage filling baked inside a whole sugar pumpkin until tender. Harvest feast main course.

This recipe makes soft, fat sugar cookies. Great big ones too.

Reduced fat version of the classic Monte Cristo sandwich. Use low-fat milk, whole wheat bread and skimmed milk Swiss cheese. Still big on flavor.