A hunter's holiday dinner from field editor Gloria Warczak of Cedarburg, Wisconsin features bacon-topped pheasants with savory oyster stuffing. No hunters in the family? Many meat departments can order pheasant, or you could substitute two broiler-fryer chickens.
Roasted Pheasants with Oyster Stuffing
Roasted Pheasants with Oyster Stuffing
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
1 hour 15 min
Yield
6-8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 can (8 ounces) whole oysters
- 2 cups herb stuffing mix
- 2 cups corn bread stuffing mix
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth, divided
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 2 pheasants (2 to 3 pounds each)
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 6 bacon strips
Directions
- Drain oysters, reserving liquid; coarsely chop oysters. In a large bowl, combine the oysters and liquid, stuffing mixes, 3/4 cup broth, onion, celery and egg substitute. Loosely stuff into pheasants. Skewer or fasten openings. Tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Combine Worcestershire sauce and remaining broth; spoon over pheasants. Sprinkle with poultry seasoning. Place three bacon strips over each pheasant.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for poultry and 165° for stuffing. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes before removing stuffing and slicing.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 528 calories, 18g fat (6g saturated fat), 178mg cholesterol, 1053mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 62g protein.
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