691. QUAIL BAKE with BACON

Serves 6


12 dressed quail
12 strips bacon
1 large onion, sliced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 garlic clove, chopped
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon pepper

Wrap each quail with a strip of bacon. Sear in hot, oiled skillet until bacon is done. Set aside. Combine the cream of mushroom soup, chopped garlic clove, salt and pepper. Spread the mixture in the bottom of the baking dish. Place the seared quail, breast up, in the baking dish and cover them with the sliced onion. Cover and bake at 350° until tender (about one hour). Excellent served over a bed of white or wild rice.


courtesy of: Northwest Gamebirds, 228812 E. Game Farm Road, Kennewick, Washington 99337