Heavenly Baked Quail

Chef #580861 Nesbitt's Note:

Oh my gosh! My brother told me how to make this years ago and asked if I would make it for him. We had cleaned some fresh quail and his wife was out of town. I did and was instantly hooked on this meal. We had this like every night for a week and at least once a week after due to the fact we raised quail on the farm at the time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 quail
• 1 onion , diced
• 1 bell pepper , diced
• 1 cup flour
• 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can condensed golden mushroom soup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ cup water
• 4 slices bacon , cut in half
• oil (for frying)
• 1 cup flour

Directions:

1. In frying pan heat about 2 inches of oil.
2. Cut each quail in half down the back.
3. Wrap bacon piece around each half and secure with toothpicks.
4. Dredge in flour and fry in the oil until light brown.
5. Drain on paper towel,and place in casserole dish,throw in the onion,bell pepper,and seasonings.Mix the soup with the water and pour over the quail.
6. Cover and bake at 350°F about one hour or until done.Pierce quail with fork to check if it is tender.If it is,leave cover off for ten minutes then remove from oven.
7. Remove the toothpicks.
8. Serve over hot rice or mashed potatoes.
9. Good with hot buttered biscuits.

Reviews

[Dougie55]

A really good recipe. My lady cannot eat mushrooms, so I subbed cream of celery. Also added a little paprika. She loved it. Thought the pepper and onion amounts were fine. Thanks

[*Huntergirl*]

I'm rating this a 5 because we liked it and I think it's a good recipe to try however we would change a couple things next time. I did cut the salt to a 1/2 tsp. but might leave it out because of the sodium in the soup and bacon. The onion and black pepper were too strong for us so I'd cut that to 1/2 the amount next time. I will definitely make again. Thanks.