Pheasant With Wild Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. chopped onion
4 Tbsp. butter
2/3 c. wild rice, rinsed
2 c. water
1 tsp. salt
6 oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 tsp. sage
2 ready to cook pheasants (1 1/2 to 3 lb. each)
6 to 8 slices bacon

Preparation

Cook onion in butter until tender; add wild rice, water and salt.
Cover and cook until rice is tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
Add mushrooms and sage.
Season cavity of pheasants with a little salt; stuff with rice mixture and tie legs to tails.
Place bacon over breast.
Roast in 350\u00b0 oven for 1 to 2 1/2 hours, depending on size of bird.