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CORNISH GAME HENS WITH HONEYED RICE STUFFING

Yield: Makes 2 servings.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, divided
• 1 cup cooked rice (cooked in chicken broth)
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 1½ tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 dashes ground black pepper
• 2 Cornish game hens (about 20 ounces each)
 

Directions

Cook onion and celery in 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat until tender.

Stir in rice, raisins, walnuts, honey, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and pepper. 
 
Sprinkle body cavities of hens with salt.

Stuff lightly with rice mixture. Twist wing tips under back; tie legs together.

Place breast side up on rack of roasting pan.

Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, brush on birds.

Roast at 375 degrees 1¼ to 1½ hours or until tender.

Brush with butter twice as they bake.
 

Nutrition Facts
Calories 1515   
Total Fat 85g 
Cholesterol 446mg 
Sodium 1444mg 
Total Carbohydrate 55g 
Dietary Fiber 2g 
Protein 129g
 

USA Rice Federation (www.usarice.com)