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Cornish Hens with Apple-Raisin Stuffing

A special holiday entrée for eight that needs just 30 minutes of preparation.

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 1 hr 45 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

Stuffing

3: tablespoons butter or margarine

1/2: cup chopped green onions (8 medium)

1: red baking apple, unpeeled, chopped

4: cups unseasoned dry bread cubes

1/2: cup raisins

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/4: teaspoon ground allspice

1/4: cup apple juice

Cornish Hens

4: Cornish game hens (24 oz each), thawed if frozen

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/8: teaspoon pepper

1/4: cup apple jelly

2: tablespoons butter or margarine

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch skillet, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and apple; cook and stir until tender. Stir in remaining stuffing ingredients. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, spread stuffing.
2 Split each game hen in half. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Place hen halves, skin side up, over stuffing. In 1-quart saucepan, melt jelly with 2 tablespoons butter over low heat; brush over hens.
3 Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until hens are fork-tender and juice is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (180°F).

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To split game hens, use a heavy-duty kitchen scissors or place the hens on a cutting board and use a large knife to cut through the birds.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 810
Calories from Fat: 390),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 44g; 44%
(Saturated Fat 14g, 14% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 260mg; 260%;
Sodium: 780mg; 780%;
Total Carbohydrate: 57g; 57%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 16g 16% ),
Protein: 48g; 48%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%;
Vitamin C: 4%;
Calcium: 15%;
Iron: 30%;

Exchanges:

3 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/28/2010 8:42:49 PM REPORT ABUSE red_fairview said:

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My family actually gave this recipe a 5 spoon rating, but I am giving it 3 spoons because of the corrections/modifications I had to make to get the final product. 1st - Four cornish hens cut in half and layed bone side down did not fit in my 15x11x1 inch baking pan as called for in the directions. You will probably need to use a larger pan, or use two pans. 2nd - You will want to double the stuffing recipe, especially if you are serving eight. We had six people at our table and I barely had enough stuffing to serve everyone (there was no second helpings and I had to skimp on the serving size) 3rd - If you want your stuffing to look like the picture, don't bake it with the hens as the directions call for, it will come out looking soggy, greasy, grayish, and in general unappealing to look at. I realized this halfway through cooking and quickly made up a second batch of stuffing using the directions in the recipe plus 2 cups of chicken broth (I used the juices from the cornish hens for the broth). What you want is to put in enough juice to soften the bread and give it flavor, but not to much to make it soggy. Don't bake it with the hens! To prevent the hens from becoming to greasy, I would recommend during preparation, dry a couple of slices of bread in the oven (enough to cover the bottom of your pan) and place the hens on top of the bread. When the hens are done cooking dispose of the bread. 4th - This is optional, my family doesn't like raisins so I used dried cherries instead in the stuffing, and for the glaze I decided to use cherry perserve instead of apple jelly. Before serving, I added my own flare by mixing up a cup of cherry perserve with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and poured a spoonful of it across the middle of the hen. It looked just like the picture for this recipe, but with a tangy red cherry sauce adding color and flavor to the entree. Hope this helps.

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