Bacon-Wrapped Quail Stuffed with Goat Cheese

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Quail Stuffed with Goat Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 16 sprigs fresh rosemary; 59 milliliters fresh thyme leaves; 8 cloves garlic, peeled and halved; 454 grams soft fresh goat cheese; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 113 grams 16 quail, rinsed and patted dry; 16 strips thick-cut bacon

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Bacon-Wrapped Quail Stuffed with Goat Cheese a try. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 23g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 603 calories. Head to the store and pick up pepper, rosemary, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Season each quail inside and out with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Quail

Transfer to 1 to 2 large bowls, add oil, thyme, and garlic, and toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 48 hours.

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Garlic

Thyme

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 500°F.

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Oven

Remove 1 quail from marinade. Stuff cavity with 1 ounce goat cheese and 1 sprig rosemary and tie legs together loosely with kitchen string. Wrap 1 strip bacon around breast and transfer quail, breast side up, to rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining quail, using 2 to 3 baking sheets. Roast until just cooked through (cut into inner thigh; meat will still be slightly pink), about 15 minutes.

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Goat Cheese

Marinade

Rosemary

Bacon

Quail

Meat

Wrap

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Kitchen Twine

Baking Sheet

If you prefer, the quail can be grilled rather than roasted. To avoid flare-ups from dripping fat, cook the bacon separately and stuff it in the cavity of each bird along with the cheese.

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Cheese