Smoked Bacon Wrapped Quail

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 whole quail
• 12 slices of thick sliced bacon
• 1 lb fresh spinach
• 14 ounces diced tomatoes, i use roasted garlic variety
• 1 sweet onion (diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (diced)
• 1 yellow bell pepper (diced)
• 1/2 cup minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons adobo seasoning
• 2 cups cajun seasoning

Recipe

• 1 mix the spinach,can of maters (undrained),onion,peppers,and garlic in large bowl. then sprinkle the adobo over the top of mixture ( i dont measure i just turn the top yellow), cover and let sit about 20 minutes.
• 2 after rinsing the quail pat dry and coat in cajun seasoning.
• 3 after the stuffing has set a bit, stuff each bird, then wrap from middle of back, around bottom between the legs,over middle of breast, over the neck whole and over the loose end on the back.
• 4 lie each bird on its back in the smoker (which helps the bacon stay wrapped) , at around 250 degrees the bacon will be cooked in about an hour, when the bacon is cooked your birds are done.