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Glazed Cornish Game Hens

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
1 hour 15 minutes
Total
1 hour 25 minutes
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Oven
  • Long Grain Rice

Allergens

  • Tree nuts

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 505.5 per serving 2022 for selected servings
Fat 28.7g per serving 114.8g for selected servings
Sugar 22.6g per serving 90.4g for selected servings
Protein 31g per serving 124g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 31.8g per serving 127.2g for selected servings

Years ago I found this recipe on a box of Uncle Ben's original rice. I can always get the man at the meat counter to cut these in half for me even when they are frozen. My daughter loves getting her own "little chicken"

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Equipment

Small saucepan, shallow roasting pan, rack, oven, saucepan

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup apple jelly
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 rock cornish game hens, halved
  • 1 (6 ounce) box long grain and wild rice blend
  • salt
  • 2 teaspoons apple jelly
  • 1 1/2 cups red seedless grapes, halved or 1 red apple, cored and coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
  • 1/3 cup unsalted cashews

Instructions

  1. Combine 1/4 cup of jelly and cinnamon in a small sauce pan.

  2. Heat and stir until melted; set aside.

  3. Place hen halves, skin side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; sprinkle with salt.

  4. Roast in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

  5. Brush with the jelly/cinnamon mixture.

  6. Roast for 20 to 30 minutes longer or until browned and tender.

  7. While hens are roasting, cook rice and contents according to the package directions.

  8. Stir in 2 tablespoons apple jelly, grapes and celery.

  9. Sprinkle cashews over rice and serve with the hens.

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