Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/2           cup  crumbled ground pork sausage
  2 3/4         pounds  pheasant -- dressed
     1/2           cup  chopped apple
  1                cup  soft breadcrumbs
  2        tablespoons  chopped onion
     1/8      teaspoon  salt
     1/4      teaspoon  pepper
     1/3           cup  hot water
     1/4           cup  butter or margarine -- melted
     1/4      teaspoon  liquid smoke

Preparation:

Brown sausage in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Drain well. Rinse pheasant with cold water; pat dry. Combine sausage, apple, and next 5 ingredients; spoon mixture into cavity. If excess skin is intact, close cavity with skewers and truss with heavy cord. Place pheasant, breast side down, on a rack in a roasting pan. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Turn pheasant breast side up. Combine butter and liquid smoke; brush over pheasant. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour or until meat thermometer registers 180 degrees. Baste with butter mixture every 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

1258 Calories (kcal); 74g Total Fat; (54% calories from fat); 124g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 443mg Cholesterol; 705mg Sodium