Tender Pheasants

Pheasant is normally a dry bird, but this recipe keeps it wonderfully moist. It almost falls right off the bone!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 256 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup water
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 small onion, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 4 small pheasants, cleaned and rinsed
• 0.5 pound sliced bacon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the pheasants into a large slow cooker. Wrap and drape the bacon over the birds, covering the pheasants as much as you can. Whisk the condensed soup, sour cream, water, chopped onion, onion soup mix, and mushrooms together in a mixing bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over the pheasants.

Step 2

Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours, or on High for 5 to 7 hours.