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Cornish Hens with Gingered Brown Rice

Serve your family these flavorful baked Cornish hens stuffed with rice mixture - a delicious dinner.

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 1 hr 35 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

2: tablespoons orange juice

1/3: cup finely chopped onion

3: cups cooked brown or white rice

1/4: cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

3: tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon parsley flakes

1: teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1: tablespoon orange juice

3: Rock Cornish hens (about 1 1/2 pounds each)

1: to 2 tablespoons orange juice

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°. Heat 2 tablespoons orange juice to boiling in 2 1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in orange juice, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Stir in rice, ginger, parsley, thyme and 1 tablespoon orange juice.
2 Fill body cavity of each hen with rice mixture. Place hens, breast sides up, in ungreased rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches. Brush with 1 to 2 teaspoons of the remaining orange juice. Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, brushing with some of remaining orange juice every 30 minutes, until thermometer reads 180° and juice of hens is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut.
3 Remove stuffing from hens. Cut hens in half along backbone and breastbone from tail to neck, using kitchen scissors.

EXPERT TIPS

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Use instant brown or white rice to speed up the time needed to make the rice stuffing. One cup of uncooked instant white rice or 1 1/2 cups of uncooked brown rice will make 3 cups cooked rice.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 400
Calories from Fat: 200),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 22g; 22%
(Saturated Fat 6g, 6% ),
Cholesterol: 150mg; 150%;
Sodium: 80mg; 80%;
Total Carbohydrate: 25g; 25%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% ),
Protein: 28g; 28%

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 8%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 1 Fat;

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

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Posted 7/8/2011 5:20:23 PM REPORT ABUSE crystaleve4989 said:

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I used a roasting chicken for this recipe bc I couldnt find the hens. I prepared the recipe the same way besides using one whole roasting chicken. With the roasting chicken came a seasoning pack. I used it which gave it great flavor along with the extra ingredients this reicpe calls for. I was weary of putting the rice in the chicken but once it was cooked, I am glad I did. It turned out great.. very delicious.

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Posted 5/2/2011 12:50:49 PM REPORT ABUSE CateC_BettyCrocker_MOD said:

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RE amandadalton: I'm sorry you were disappointed in this recipe. I would try adding salt and pepper to boast the flavor.

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Posted 4/26/2011 12:21:08 AM REPORT ABUSE amandadalton said:

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I should have read through this recipe first... this dish is BLAND. The overall flavor was passable, but mostly it was disappointing. All the recipe calls for to flavor the hens is a few teaspoons of orange juice. Also the rice stuffing has barely any more flavor than the chicken. I tried to spice it up a little by using fresh ginger, which did help, but overall I will NOT be making this again...

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