Easy Pizza Roll Ups (Venison Shank Recipe)
Pizza Roll Ups are easy to make using tortillas and cheese sticks, and even more delicious to eat! This is definitely our daughter's favorite Venison Shank Recipe!Who doesn’t love pizza? It’s a classic comfort food that’s loved by many. But what do you do when you're not motivated to make homemade pizza dough from scratch? Or you live in a small town that doesn't have pizza delivery? Enter the pizza roll up! And all you need are tortillas and cheese sticks – things almost all of us parents have on hand!VENISON SHANK RECIPEA good venison shank recipe just doesn't get the respect it deserves. The vast majority of people trim off the venison shank meat and throw it in the grind pile, but there are lots of great venison recipes using shanks. The shank is basically the section of leg from the ankle to the knee. As a weight-bearing and heavily used muscle group, the venison shank is inherently tough and stringy. Venison shanks are often deboned and ground and even left in the woods by some hunters. But similar to beef and lamb shanks, those from big game animals such as deer, elk, and antelope are incredibly tender and delicious when cooked properly. A venison shank recipe using the slow and low cooking method helps tenderize the meat and soften the connective tissue, while the bones, cartilage, and marrow provide flavor and natural juices. Slow braises and slow cooker venison recipes with plenty of moisture can transform those tough sections of the leg into a tender, heavenly family meal.KID FRIENDLY RECIPESI created this recipe for our 7-year-old daughter. She loves to cook venison with me in the kitchen, and this kid friendly recipe is one of those where she can jump right in and help me create something fun and delicious.Kid friendly recipes are great to make and share with your family, from breakfast to snacks and dinner. With the simple cooking methods found in this recipe, easy to find ingredients, and high praises from my daughter, this pizza roll up recipe is here to help make feeding your family easier.These Venison Shank Pizza Roll Ups are easy to make, great for snacking, and always a favorite party food. They are the perfect homemade alternative to the gut-wrenching Totino’s frozen pizza rolls. You can use a venison shank (or a roast) from one of the deer that’s sitting in your freezer. I kept this recipe super simple with just mozzarella cheese sticks, tortillas, and deer meat. But you can experiment with adding different pizza toppings inside like peppers, onions, mushrooms, or black olives. Serve them up with a cup of pizza sauce or marinara for dipping. These are a huge hit when I serve them up to my 7-year-old daughter, and I guarantee you will love them too!HOW TO MAKE PIZZA ROLL UPS1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.2. Season venison shank with salt and black pepper.3. Heat olive oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven on stovetop burner over medium-high heat. Add shank and fry for about 5 minutes until golden brown all over.4. Add broth, onion, and garlic, and cover with a lid or tightly with foil, then place in the oven at 350 degrees F, undisturbed, for 3 to 4 hours. The meat should be falling off the bone at this point.5. Take Dutch oven out, remove lid, and use tongs or forks to shred meat off the shank bone. Discard the bone and any undesirable tendons or fat.6. Stack 3 tortillas at a time on a plate and cover with a damp paper towel. Microwave for 20 seconds until pliable. Microwave the second batch when you are ready to roll more.7. Slice the mozzarella sticks in half, lengthwise. Place 2 heaping Tablespoons cooked meat on the bottom 1/3 of each tortilla, then a mozzarella stick half on top of that. Then tightly roll it up.8. Place the Pizza Roll Ups on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet, seam side down. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Bake for 12 minutes at 400 degrees F. Serve immediately with pizza sauce or marinara sauce for dipping.9. Use any leftover shredded meat to make another quick weeknight meal like tacos or BBQ sandwiches.MORE VENISON SHANK RECIPESIf you are looking for another family-friendly venison shank recipe, check out my Venison Shank Frito Pie or the Venison Shank BBQ Sandwiches. If you make this venison shank recipe, I’d love to see pics of your creations on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Hashtag them #wildgameandfishDid you enjoy this Pizza Roll Ups Recipe? Be sure to leave a 5-star rating RIGHT HERE!
Ingredients
- 1 whole deer shank (from one leg)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups venison or beef broth
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 12 small flour tortillas
- 6 mozzarella cheese sticks
- cooking spray
- 1 cup pizza sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Season venison shank with salt and black pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven on stovetop burner over medium-high heat. Add shank and fry for about 5 minutes until golden brown all over.
- Add broth, onion, and garlic, and cover with a lid or tightly with foil, then place in the oven at 350 degrees F, undisturbed, for 3 to 4 hours. The meat should be falling off the bone at this point.
- Take Dutch oven out, remove lid, and use tongs or forks to shred meat off the shank bone. Discard the bone and any undesirable tendons or fat.
- Stack 3 tortillas at a time on a plate and cover with a damp paper towel. Microwave for 20 seconds until pliable. Microwave the second batch when you are ready to roll more.
- Slice the mozzarella sticks in half, lengthwise. Place 2 heaping Tablespoons cooked meat on the bottom 1/3 of each tortilla, then a mozzarella stick half on top of that. Then tightly roll it up.
- Place the Pizza Roll Ups on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet, seam side down. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Bake for 12 minutes at 400 degrees F. Serve immediately with pizza sauce or marinara sauce for dipping.
- Use any leftover shredded meat to make another quick weeknight meal like tacos or BBQ sandwiches.
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