Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, divided
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 Cornish hens

Instructions

1. In a skillet, melt 3 tablespoons butter; saute onion and celery until tender.

2. Add next 7 ingredients; remove from heat and mix well.

3. Place stuffing into cavity of hens.

4. Place hens on a rack in a shallow baking or roasting pan.

5. Soften remaining butter and spread over the skin of the hens.

6. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until the juices are clear.