27+ Best Pheasant Recipes You Need To Try

These are the best pheasant recipes to make when you're craving a delicious, flavorful dish with simple instructions.

Pheasant is a versatile and flavorful game bird that deserves a prominent place on your culinary repertoire.

Whether you're an experienced home chef or a novice in the kitchen, our selection of mouthwatering pheasant recipes will elevate your dining experience to new heights.

From classic roasted pheasant to innovative pheasant pot pie, each dish showcases the unique and delicate taste of this remarkable bird.

Packed with lean protein and a rich, satisfying texture, pheasant is a healthier alternative to traditional poultry options.

Dive into our collection of pheasant recipes and unlock a world of gourmet delights that will have your taste buds singing.

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1. Pheasant Curry with Tamarind
2. Pheasant Casserole with Bacon and Cider
3. Spicy Indian Butter Pheasant
4. Smoked Pheasant with BBQ Glaze
5. Classic Pheasant Noodle Soup
6. Slow cooker pheasant
7. Air fryer pheasant
8. Pheasant stew
9. Braised Pheasant Legs in Morel Sauce
10. Pheasant Fritters with Garlic Aioli
11. Pheasant with mushrooms
12. Pheasant pot pie
13. Pheasant ragu for pasta
14. Phesant and spinach fettuccine Alfredo
15. Fried pheasant
16. Wild Pheasant In Mushroom and Wine Sauce
17. Pheasant with pearl barley
18. Pheasant piccata
19. Pheasant tacos
20. BBQ Pheasant & Gouda Pizza
21. Roasted Pheasant with Mushroom Cream Sauce
22. General Tso's Pheasant
23. Pan Fried Pheasant With Salsa Verde
24. Pheasant & Mushroom Pie
25. Pheasant sausage
26. Pheasant pie with stuffing balls
27. Hungarian Style Pheasant Stew
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1. Pheasant Curry with Tamarind

Pheasant curry, a delicious hot and sour Indian-inspired recipe featuring the earthy sourness of tamarind tempered with silky coconut milk.

2. Pheasant Casserole with Bacon and Cider

Braised pheasant casserole with cider, smoked bacon, and apples is a proper old-school classic that is the perfect intro to cooking this game bird.

3. Spicy Indian Butter Pheasant

A classic Indian dish gets a wild game twist with pheasant meat instead of chicken. Spicy, creamy, deliciousness perfect for scooping up with some warm naan.

4. Smoked Pheasant with BBQ Glaze

This smoked pheasant recipe is so full of flavor and makes such a beautiful presentation. Spatchcocking the pheasant makes for a stunning dish but also helps the bird cook evenly.

5. Classic Pheasant Noodle Soup

This classic soup uses homemade pheasant stock and chewy egg noodles for a deliciously comforting meal that's perfect on cold winter days!

6. Slow cooker pheasant

This slow cooker whole pheasant recipe is a family favorite! Made easily in any crockpot or slow cooker, this hands-free meal features tender and juicy pheasant cooked in a creamy mushroom sauce.

Air fryer pheasant perfectly cooked every time! This tasty game bird turns out so moist, and juicy with wonderfully crispy skin. Served with your favorite side dishes this is an easy roasted pheasant dinner that everyone will love!

8. Pheasant stew

The dash of fruit jelly and apple juice gives a sweetness to Mary Berry's slow-cooked pheasant stew. Wintery and warming.

9. Braised Pheasant Legs in Morel Sauce

Tender braised pheasant legs with a rich morel mushroom sauce is a perfect way to use up parts of the bird many people throw out. Serves 4-8. 1 leg on larger birds can work for lighter eaters, assume 2 legs per person for larger appetites.

10. Pheasant Fritters with Garlic Aioli

Quick and Crispy Pheasant Fritters is one of our favorite pheasant recipes when we need an easy weeknight meal to feed the family. These fritters are tender, juicy and amazingly flavorful. If you love an easy pheasant recipe, these pheasant fritters are for you!

11. Pheasant with mushrooms

Pheasant with mushrooms is a perfect combination of fall flavors, is easy to make, and comes together in less than an hour. This is a homey recipe that brings together the classic combination of mushrooms, brandy, cream and chicken — only I use pheasant breasts here.

12. Pheasant pot pie

This pheasant pot pie is a classic comfort food wild game recipe - with its savory pheasant filling, fresh vegetables, and topped with a flaky puff pastry crust. An easy and delicious pheasant breast recipe.

13. Pheasant ragu for pasta

A great introduction to pheasant: and makes a special sauce for pasta. Goes well with tagliatelle for an impressive dinner party dish for friends.

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14. Phesant and spinach fettuccine Alfredo

Serve hot with extra Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. If your sauce gets dry, add a little pasta water.

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15. Fried pheasant

This is a pickle-brined fried pheasant recipe the same way you'd do with chicken, only with a few pointers to handle the wildness of the pheasant meat. The seasonings I have in this recipe are a suggestion. You can alter them as you see fit.

16. Wild Pheasant In Mushroom and Wine Sauce

Wild Pheasant in Mushrooms and Wine Sauce is a delicious dinner with moist tender, flavorful meat. This amazing recipe features a variety of mushrooms and a delicate Wine sauce.

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17. Pheasant with pearl barley

This pot-roasted pheasant with pearl barley and root veg is a fabulous alternative to a traditional Sunday lunch.

18. Pheasant piccata

This fresh pheasant piccata has all the flavors of your favorite piccata dish. Lean pheasant breasts, dredged in a light flour coating, and then sautéed with a delicious buttery lemon caper sauce.

19. Pheasant tacos

Why are these the ultimate pheasant tacos? Because not only do you get chunks of awesome seared pheasant breast, but you garnish it with crispy fried pheasant skin, too.

20. BBQ Pheasant & Gouda Pizza

Try this smoky BBQ pheasant and gouda pizza for a taste of the other, other white meat.

21. Roasted Pheasant with Mushroom Cream Sauce

When it came out of the oven, the meat was remarkably more tender and flavorful than the fresh pheasants I was used to eating.

22. General Tso's Pheasant

If you do use chicken, use thigh meat instead of breast meat; it tastes better. There are a few unusual ingredients in an authentic General Tso's that you will want on hand, notably the black vinegar and the tien tsin chiles.

23. Pan Fried Pheasant With Salsa Verde

Simply pan-fried pheasant breasts served with a zingy salsa-verde which can be made with fresh herbs from the garden. The saffron mash is delicious if you need something warming in winter, or during summer just serve it with crusty bread and salad.

24. Pheasant & Mushroom Pie

Enter a classic English fowl pie made with a shortcrust, hen of the woods trumpet mushrooms, pearl onions, brandy, cream, and herbs. If you cannot procure pheasant, you can still make this recipe with boneless/skinless chicken thighs.

25. Pheasant sausage

It is not uncommon to come home with enough pheasants to make pheasant sausage, especially if you hunt pen-raised birds. This recipe mixes pheasant and pork with French Provencal flavors for a nice, light sausage great for summer grilling.

26. Pheasant pie with stuffing balls

This game pie recipe may be a labour of love but its aroma and taste is worth the wait. The pheasant is served with lemony, herby stuffing balls.

27. Hungarian Style Pheasant Stew

This stew gives whole a new meaning to delicious and flavor. It is a great way to use the Pheasant Breasts we have for sale!

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Which cooking method is best for pheasant?

Roasting is the superior cooking method for pheasant. The dry heat of the oven helps to render the bird's natural fats, resulting in crispy skin and juicy, flavorful meat.

Slow-roasting at a moderate temperature allows the delicate pheasant to cook through without drying out.

Why do you soak pheasant in salt water?

Soaking pheasant in salt water is a common technique that helps to tenderize the meat and remove any gamey flavors.

The salt water brine helps to break down the tough muscle fibers, making the pheasant more tender and juicy when cooked.

Do you have to soak pheasant before cooking?

Soaking pheasant before cooking is not necessary. Pheasant is a lean, delicate meat that can become tough if overcooked.

The best approach is to handle it gently and cook it using moist-heat methods like braising or roasting at a moderate temperature.

This helps ensure the pheasant remains tender and flavorful without the need for pre-soaking.

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Grilled Chicken Legs- These grilled chicken legs are the perfect recipe for flavorful, crispy, and tender chicken drumsticks for your summer BBQ!

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