Game Bird Recipes

Discover our newest game bird recipes! Project Upland stands as the definitive guide on upland game bird preparation – from handling and plucking to cooking with flair. Dive into a diverse range of recipes, from pheasant and grouse to quail and doves. Whether you’re craving Asian, Italian, Spanish delicacies or timeless American classics, we’ve got the perfect recipe to delight your friends and family.

A close-up image of rice porridge with grouse meat, morel mushrooms, carrot, celery, and a scallion garnish
Ruffed Grouse and Morel Dakjuk (Korean Rice Porridge)

Rice porridge is the ultimate comfort food, with an extra-special touch of wild grouse meat…

A colorful pasta salad with turkey meatballs, tomatoes, chickpeas, spinach, and orzo pasta.
Warm Orzo Salad with Wild Turkey Meatballs

Grind your turkey trimmings to make delicious meatballs that pair well with this warm pasta…

A whole roasted chukar, sweet potato puree, and broccoli are served on a plate with a fork and knife on a dark wooden background
Roasted Chukar with Ginger and Sweet Potato Puree

A deliciously memorable meal featuring crispy whole chukar and a smooth, flavorful puree Northeast of…

A serving of fried turkey breast in a Chinese orange sauce, topped with green onions and sesame seeds, served atop white rice on a plate
Orange Wild Turkey

Enjoy this ever-popular Chinese-American dish with wild turkey, pheasant, and other white-meat birds Who doesn’t…

Mexican-inspired wild turkey schnitzel with avocado crema and pico de gallo served atop the breaded schnitzel, all atop a white plate
Mexican-Inspired Wild Turkey Schnitzel

A delicious, cross-cultural combination of the satisfying crispiness of breaded turkey with the fresh ingredients…

A plate of rolled dolmas served on a woven placemat with a wooden spoon and a bowl of white sauce
Collard Dolmas with Wood Duck Dirty Rice

A flavorful, Southern combination of fresh collards, wood duck hearts and livers, dirty rice, and…

A skillet with a pot pie, one slice removed and served on a white plate, on a wooden background with decorative pheasant feathers
Pheasant Pot Pie

An easy and succulent recipe for a crispy, creamy, and flavorful pot pie featuring pheasant…

A white bowl of quail pozole topped with avocado, red cabbage, radish, cilantro, and lime wedges.
Quail Pozole Verde

This hearty Mexican stew brings bright, fresh ingredients to complement the flavors of wild quail…

Upland bird jambalaya served in a cast iron skillet with a bowl of white rice and garnishes
Upland Jambalaya

A flavorful blend of upland bird meat, shrimp, and andouille sausage inspired by traditional Creole…

Crispy pan-fried pheasant breast served with an arugula and cherry tomato salad and a balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Pheasant Parmesan Summer Salad

A light, sweet, and savory dish with basil, tomato, homemade vinaigrette, and crispy pheasant breast…

A pot of ravioli filled with braised woodcock, tossed with a butter-sage sauce
Woodcock, Porcini, and Parmigiano Ravioli

Handmade ravioli may be the ultimate comfort food, especially when filled with braised woodcock meat…

A cast iron skillet filled with goose leg chili sits on a wooden surface with slices of toasted garlic bread
Canada Goose Leg Chili

A rich, spicy chili with tender goose meat that’ll warm you up this winter For…

Sliced duck breast served with a raspberry sauce on a white plate with a side of steamed broccoli
Sous Vide Duck Breast With Spicy Champagne-Raspberry Reduction Sauce

Perfectly cooked duck breast topped with a bright, flavorful sauce that is sure to impress…

A browned, roasted whole mallard duck is served on a green plate next to the cast iron skillet it was cooked in.
Roasted Mallard

How to perfectly pluck, brine, and roast wild mallard ducks The mallard, or Anas platyrhynchos,…

A whole, roasted ruffed grouse is served in a cast iron pan with a background of herbs, fruit, and linen
Roasted Ruffed Grouse

Take advantage of a lightly-shot bird to pluck and roast it whole for the full…

Whole quail braised in ginger served in a Vietnamese clay pot
Vietnamese Ginger-Braised Quail

This quail recipe uses a time-honored technique to slow-cook birds with tons of flavor Braised…

A white dish filled with rice and gumbo on a wood plank background
Wood Duck And Andouille Sausage Gumbo

The deep, rich flavors of duck breast and sausage gumbo will make all the time…

One leg of confit goose served on a black plate with potatoes and steamed broccoli, on a wood plank background
Canada Goose Confit

Cook succulent Canada goose legs in seasoned duck fat and take your tastebuds to France…

A whole roasted duck with crispy skin sits on a wooden table next to a cast iron pan
Roast Gadwall

Best practices for brining and oven-roasting wild Gadwall ducks Gadwall belong to the group of…

Quail meat on skewers in a wine broth
Quail in Wine

An easy, grandma-approved weeknight quail recipe bound to leave you licking the plate Does anyone…

Thin slices of sous vide duck breast served atop sushi rice and with soy sauce for dipping
Duck Sushi with Ginger-Wasabi Drizzle

Tender sous vide mallard breast delicately served over sushi rice and topped with ginger-wasabi drizzle…