Best 8 Pheasant In Cream Sauce Recipes

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Indulge in the exquisite flavors of pheasant, a game bird renowned for its rich, succulent meat. This versatile ingredient takes center stage in a symphony of culinary creations, each offering a unique taste experience. From the classic Pheasant in Cream Sauce, a timeless dish that elevates the gamey notes of pheasant with a velvety, creamy sauce, to the adventurous Pheasant with Wild Mushrooms, where earthy mushrooms complement the delicate gamey flavor. For a touch of rustic charm, try the Pheasant Pot Pie, a comforting dish that combines tender pheasant, vegetables, and a flaky crust. If you prefer a lighter option, the Pheasant Salad with Grapes and Almonds offers a refreshing blend of textures and flavors. And for a truly special occasion, the Pheasant Roasted with Apples and Chestnuts showcases the harmonious marriage of sweet and savory flavors. Each recipe is carefully crafted to highlight the unique characteristics of pheasant, making it the star of any meal.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PHEASANT WITH OREGANO CREAM SAUCE



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Creamy herbed pheasant - perfect for a flavorful family dinner!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 2h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 pheasants (2 1/2 to 3 pounds each), thawed if frozen
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 package (8 ounces) whole mushrooms
2 cups baby-cut carrots
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons dry sherry or chicken broth
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°. Cut each pheasant in half along backbone and breastbone from tail to neck with kitchen scissors. Mix flour, seasoned salt and pepper in shallow bowl. Coat pheasant generously with flour mixture. Reserve remaining flour mixture.
  • Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pheasants in oil 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until well browned. Place in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x 9 x 2 inches, or in shallow roasting pan. Top and surround pheasants with mushrooms and carrots.
  • Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add enough additional flour to remaining flour mixture to make 2 tablespoons. Stir flour mixture into butter. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Gradually stir in half-and-half and broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in sherry and oregano. Pour evenly over pheasants.
  • Bake uncovered 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, spooning sauce in pan over pheasants once, until pheasants are tender and juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove pheasants from pan with slotted spoon. Stir sauce until smooth. Serve sauce with pheasants.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 740, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 230 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 76 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 500 mg

PHEASANT IN CREAMY MARSALA SAUCE



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Wild Pheasant breasts dredged in flour, pan fried with butter and simmered in a creamy Italian Marsala mushroom sauce. The flavor is deep, rich and delicious. When properly done your lean wild pheasant breasts will be moist, tender and flavorful. This Marsala sauce is Fabulous with Pheasant!

Provided by Diane Williams

Categories     Game Meat Recipes

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 pheasant breasts
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 Cup olive oil (or avocado oil)
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter (salted can work in a pinch)
8 oz. button mushrooms (either white or brown)
1/2 tsp. onion powder
2 tsp. minced garlic
3/4 Cup DRY Marsala Wine
3/4 Cup chicken broth (or stock or bone broth)
1/2 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2 Tablespoons chopped flat leaved parsley

Steps:

  • Slice the mushrooms and parsley. Set aside.
  • Rinse pheasant breasts (as needed) and pat dry. Lay them out on a plate.
  • In a large shallow bowl or 8x8 baking dish whisk together the flour, salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • Melt the oil and butter In a heavy skillet on medium heat.
  • Dredge the pheasant breasts in flour mix. shake them off and lay in heated oil mixture.
  • Brown the breasts a few minutes and turn them to brown on other side. (do not cook them through).
  • Reduce pan heat to simmer.
  • Remove the browned breasts to a plate. Cover with foil and set aside.
  • Pour the sliced mushrroms Into the simmering oil/butter. NOTE: if your butter is too dark or burned. Wipe out the pan, add more oil and butter and reheat before adding mushrooms.
  • Brown the mushrooms in oil and butter bout 5 minutes stirring often until excess moisture evaproates and mushrooms are browned.
  • Add Marsala. Deglaze and simmer about 5 minutes until it is reduced about 30%.
  • Add the broth and stir in the heavy cream slowly stirring constantly.
  • Simmer until sauce is well mixed. Add the pheasant breasts back into the pan.
  • Spoon the sauce over the breasts and sprinkle the parsley on top.
  • Cover and simmer until breasts are cooked through ( about Five minutes or so)
  • Remove cooked breasts to serving plate. Spoon the mushroom Marsala on top of the breasts. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 459 calories, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 268 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 58 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 85 grams protein, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 858 milligrams sodium, Sugar 3 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 33 grams unsaturated fat

BREAST OF PHEASANT WITH SOUR-CREAM SAUCE



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Provided by Richard Flaste And Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, one pot, main course

Time 20m

Yield Four servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 boneless, skinless pheasant breasts, about 1/3 pound each
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Sprinkle the breasts with salt, pepper and paprika.
  • Melt the butter in a heavy nonstick skillet large enough to hold the pheasant breasts in one layer. Add the breasts and cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until they are lightly browned. Turn the breasts and cook for 3 minutes more. Add the onions and thyme. Stir and cook until the onions are wilted. Add the wine to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom of the pan. Continute cooking until most of the wine evaporates.
  • Add the heavy cream and cook until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the sour cream, blend well and bring to a boil, stirring until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasonings and serve very hot.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 350, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 38 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 535 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

PHEASANT IN CREAM SAUCE



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While it sounds fancy, this dish is easy to make. And if you don't have pheasant available, you can substitute chicken for an equally delicious main course. -Julie Anderson, Wausau, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h45m

Yield 3-4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pheasant or broiler/fryer chicken (2 to 3 pounds), cut up
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup apple cider
1/3 cup chopped onion
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
Paprika

Steps:

  • Place pheasant in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Combine the next eight ingredients; pour over pheasant. Sprinkle generously with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 hours until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, basting occasionally. Sprinkle again with paprika before serving.

Nutrition Facts :

CREAMED PHEASANT



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Make and share this Creamed Pheasant recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Charlotte J

Categories     Pheasant

Time 1h

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pheasant
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
1/2 cup water
1 can cream soup (celery, chicken or mushroom)
1 cup sour cream
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup water
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Fry pheasant in oil until brown.
  • Take out of pan.
  • To pan add flour and bouillon dissolved in 1/2 cup water.
  • Add soup, sour cream, half-and-half, 1 cup water, and salt and pepper.
  • Add pheasant and bake at 350° until pheasant is tender.

PHEASANT IN MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE



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This is 1 of the many recipes that I have developed over my lifetime of outdoor life.

Provided by Rev BJ Friley

Categories     Wild Game

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pheasant (1 & 1/2 - 2 pounds)
1/2 c onion
1 c fresh sliced mushrooms
2 Tbsp butter or margarine
3 oz cream cheese
1 can(s) (10 & 3/4 oz.) cream of mushroom soup
1/4 c water
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 c carrot, shredded
1 Tbsp parsley flakes
1 tsp instant chicken bouillon

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 2. Salt and pepper pheasant and place in greased baking dish, skin side down. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
  • 3. Meanwhile, prepare mushroom cream sauce: Sauté onion and mushrooms in butter until tender. Add remaining ingredients and stir until smooth.
  • 4. After pheasant has baked for 30 minutes, turn pheasant and add mushroom cream sauce. Cover and continue baking until tender.
  • 5. Serve with wild rice.

PHEASANT IN MUSTARD SAUCE



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Until I met my husband, an avid hunter, I'd never cooked or eaten pheasant. I tried several different recipes before creating this one using our favorite ingredients. -Joan Mihalko, Elkton, South Dakota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 35m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 boneless skinless pheasant breast halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
3/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
Hot cooked rice

Steps:

  • Sprinkle pheasant with salt and pepper. In a skillet over medium heat, brown pheasant in oil and butter on both sides, about 6-8 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine the onion, garlic, broth, lemon juice, mustard and marjoram; add to skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until pheasant juices run clear. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 399 calories, Fat 21g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 121mg cholesterol, Sodium 1215mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 47g protein.

TENDER PHEASANTS



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This recipe is very simple yet delicious. Pheasant is normally a dry bird but this recipe keeps it wonderfully moist. It almost falls right off the bone!

Provided by LYSS

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork

Time 5h20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 small pheasants, cleaned and rinsed
½ pound sliced bacon
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 cup water
1 small onion, chopped
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.1 calories, Carbohydrate 3.9 g, Cholesterol 69.2 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 467.5 mg, Sugar 0.7 g

Tips:

  • To ensure the pheasant is properly cooked, use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature has reached 165°F (74°C).
  • For a richer flavor, marinate the pheasant in the cream sauce for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
  • If you don't have dry white wine, you can substitute chicken broth.
  • For a thicker sauce, add a tablespoon of cornstarch or flour to the pan before adding the cream.
  • Serve the pheasant with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or rice.

Conclusion:

Pheasant in cream sauce is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The pheasant is cooked until tender and juicy, and the creamy sauce is rich and flavorful. This dish is sure to impress your guests, and it is also a great way to enjoy pheasant if you are new to this type of game bird.

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