Stuffed Cornish Hens
 
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This sweet and savory stuffing adds the flavorful mix to this delicate bird.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 Cornish game hens, thawed
  • For the Stuffing
  • 4 medium-sized pieces of cornbread
  • ½ cup of finely diced onion
  • ¼ cup of finely chopped celery
  • ½ cup of finely diced sweet red and green pepper
  • ¼ tsp thyme leaves
  • 2 tbsp of butter
  • ½ cup of chicken broth
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. (Preheat the oven to 375 degrees)
  2. First season the Cornish hens to taste and set them aside.
  3. In a bowl or oven safe dish , crumble the cornbread with your hands and combine onion, celery, peppers and thyme.
  4. mix it together good then fold the butter into the mixture until is it completed blended in.
  5. Add the salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Spread the mixture out evenly in the oven safe dish and pour the chicken broth over it.
  7. Allow the stuffing to cook in the oven for 30 to 45 min stirring occasionally until the majority of the broth has cooked away and the stuffing forms a light crust on the top.
  8. Remove the stuffing from the oven and allow it to cool down enough so that you can handle it.
  9. Take a spoon and fill the cavity of each hen with stuffing then place in the oven and allow to cook for about an hour uncovered.
Recipe by Table For Eight at https://www.tableforeightbda.com/2017/10/30/stuffed-cornish-hens/