Stuffed quail

Name: Stuffed quail
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 4 quails; 100 gram ground beef or sausage meat; 2 garlic cloves; small handful of fresh sage; pepper and salt to taste; 4 smoked bacon slices

Stuffed quail is a very festive dish with a stuffing of ground beef, garlic and sage. A must try that's ready within half an hour.

Recipe stuffed quail

Made by Véronique

Published at 2020-07-21, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 30 minutes.

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Updated at: 2025-07-19

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Preparation - 10 minutes

Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves. Rinse the sage leaves if needed and finely chop them. Combine garlic and sage with ground beef or sausage meat and season with pepper and salt.

Pre-heat the oven to the highest temperature possible, for our oven that's 230 degrees celsius (445 degrees fahrenheit).

At this high temperature you will notice the quails are done very quickly and all the flavour and moisture is still inside the quail because the outside is quickly seared. This way the small birds won't become dry.

Finishing the stuffed quail - 20 minutes

Stuff the birds with the stuffing and wrap a slice of bacon around each quail. Transfer the quails to an oven dish and cook them in the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes.

The exact cooking time depends on the oven. If you'll cook them too long, the birds will be quite dry. Serve with some roasted potatoes and a simple salade, enjoy!