Baked Pheasant Recipe with Bacon & Apples

I hunt and fish to help put food on the table, but I don’t usually hunt pheasant. Thankfully, I have friends who do, so I usually have a bird or two in the freezer.

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by Dana Benner
3 to 4 SERVINGS

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 pheasant breasts, bone in
  • 3 slices bacon per pheasant breast
  • 3 to 4 apples, sliced, with skin on
  • 1/4 cup water or broth

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Place pheasant breasts on a 9-inch-by-12-inch ovenproof glass dish. Cover the pheasant with slices of bacon. Scatter apple slices around the pheasant. Add water or broth.
  • Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in the oven. Cook for 20 to 40 minutes. Check and add water as needed.
  • Uncover and cook another 5 minutes to allow the pheasant to brown. If the pheasant is done, the meat will pull away from the bone. If it doesn’t, cook for a little longer.
  • Serve over rice and enjoy. Feel free to substitute any game bird or even chicken.
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Originally published as “Fall Favorites: Bacon and Apple Pheasant” in the November/December 2024 issue of GRIT magazine and regularly vetted for accuracy.


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