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This recipe is part of the Georgia Peanut Commission collection of recipes dating back to the 70s. We hope you enjoy our retro collection.
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Chopped Peanuts
  • 3 tbsp. Peanut Oil
  • 8 Dressed Quail
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 2 tsp Poultry Seasoning
  • 1 qt. Chicken Stock
  • 1 Medium Onion diced
  • 3/4 cup Celery diced
  • 2 qt. Baked Cornbread crumbled
  • 5 Toasted Bread Slices crumbled
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Brown-in-bag
  • 5 tbsp. Margarine

Instructions
 

  • Saute onion and celery in 3 tablespoons peanut oil.
  • Heat quart of stock and add 4 tablespoons margarine.
  • Combine onions, celery, crumbled bread, stock, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, l/2 cup peanuts and 2 beaten eggs. Mix well.
  • Season birds with paprika and salt and pepper.
  • Rub inside and out with l tablespoon margarine.
  • Stuff 8 birds with approximately 2 cups of the dressing.
  • Place stuffed birds in brown-in-bag.
  • Place bag and birds in 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake in preheated oven 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
  • Pour remaining dressing in greased baking pan.
  • Sprinkle top with remaining crushed peanuts and dot with butter.
  • Bake at same time as birds in 350 F oven for 1 hour.
  • Remove birds and turn oven to broil.
  • Brown top of dressing for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Cut dressing into squares.
  • Place birds on dressing to serve.
  • NOTE: You may substitute 8 large chicken breasts for the quail.