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Cornish Game Hens With Orange Stuffing

At a Glance

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
1 hour 30 minutes
Total
1 hour 50 minutes
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Poultry
  • Oven
  • Easy

Allergens

  • Wheat

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 172.1 per serving 688.4 for selected servings
Fat 5.2g per serving 20.8g for selected servings
Sugar 4.8g per serving 19.2g for selected servings
Protein 24.4g per serving 97.6g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 5.9g per serving 23.6g for selected servings

These are very easy to make and elegant to serve to dinner guests or to your family. Garnish with an orange slice on the side if desired. Ask the meat cutter to cut the hens in half for you.

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Equipment

Small pan, large rectangular cake pan, foil, paper towels, wide spatula

Ingredients

  • 1 oranges or 1 tangelo
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onion
  • 1/4 cup sliced celery
  • 1 teaspoon cooking oil
  • 1 1/2 cups seasoned stuffing mix
  • 2 Cornish hens, halved lengthwise
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Instructions

  1. Finely shred 1/4 tsp peel from the orange.

  2. Remove and discard the remaining peel.

  3. Section orange over a bowl, squeezing juice out.

  4. Halve sections and set aside.

  5. Add water to the sections to equal 3 tablespoons.

  6. In a small pan, cook green onion and celery in hot oil until tender but not brown.

  7. For stuffing, toss together peel, orange sections, onion mixture, stuffing mix and enough of the juice to moisten.

  8. In a large rectangular cake pan, spoon stuffing into 4 mounds.

  9. Rinse hens and pat dry with paper towels.

  10. Place hens, cavity side down over the stuffing mounds.

  11. Cover loosely with foil.

  12. Roast in a 375°F oven for 30 minutes.

  13. Uncover and roast another 20 minutes.

  14. Stir together honey and 1 tablespoon water. Brush over hens.

  15. Roast uncovered for another 15 minutes or until hens are tender.

  16. Use a wide spatula to transfer hens and stuffing to dinner plates.

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Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/cornish-game-hens-with-orange-stuffing-15676

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