CORNISH GAME HENS WITH ORANGE STUFFING
These are very easy to make and elegant to serve to dinner guests or to your family. Garnish with an orange slice on the side if desired. Ask the meat cutter to cut the hens in half for you.
Provided by Karen From Colorado
Categories Poultry
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Finely shred 1/4 tsp peel from the orange.
- Remove and discard the remaining peel.
- Section orange over a bowl, squeezing juice out.
- Halve sections and set aside.
- Add water to the sections to equal 3 tablespoons.
- In a small pan, cook green onion and celery in hot oil until tender but not brown.
- For stuffing, toss together peel, orange sections, onion mixture, stuffing mix and enough of the juice to moisten.
- In a large rectangular cake pan, spoon stuffing into 4 mounds.
- Rinse hens and pat dry with paper towels.
- Place hens, cavity side down over the stuffing mounds.
- Cover loosely with foil.
- Roast in a 375°F oven for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and roast another 20 minutes.
- Stir together honey and 1 tablespoon water. Brush over hens.
- Roast uncovered for another 15 minutes or until hens are tender.
- Use a wide spatula to transfer hens and stuffing to dinner plates.
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Bipin Mahazu
bipin.mahazu67@hotmail.frThis is a great recipe for a special occasion. The hens were moist and flavorful, and the stuffing was delicious.
Kanchn Kanchn
k94@yahoo.comI followed the recipe exactly and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
Jaycee Dickson
djaycee@hotmail.comThis recipe was a bit too complicated for me, but the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
Precious Khonje
precious_k43@yahoo.comI'm not a big fan of Cornish game hens, but this recipe was really good. The hens were moist and flavorful, and the stuffing was delicious.
Javier reyes
reyes-javier40@hotmail.comThese hens were delicious! The stuffing was moist and flavorful, and the hens themselves were cooked to perfection.
Tanha Islam (Neha)
t-i67@hotmail.comI made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved the hens and the stuffing.
kevin Emmanuel
k@aol.comThis recipe is easy to follow and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
Innocent Banda
b.innocent0@gmail.comI've made this recipe several times and it's always a winner. The hens are always moist and flavorful, and the stuffing is delicious.
sunita Sunam
sunam-sunita@yahoo.comI made this recipe for my family and they loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the stuffing was moist and flavorful.
Mukhatr Ahmed
ahmed_m24@gmail.comThis is a great recipe for a special occasion. The hens were moist and flavorful, and the stuffing was delicious.
Usama Naeem Rao
usama.n@hotmail.comI followed the recipe exactly and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
Raja Shykh
shykh.raja46@yahoo.comThese hens were delicious! The stuffing was moist and flavorful, and the hens themselves were cooked to perfection.
larry bailey
larryb38@yahoo.comI made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved the hens and the stuffing.
lawal ayuba
a-l33@yahoo.comThis recipe is easy to follow and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
Singer Waqas Musakhelvi Official
official.s23@hotmail.comI've made this recipe several times and it's always a winner. The hens are always moist and flavorful, and the stuffing is delicious.
Tgqueen Sendo
st@gmail.comI made this recipe for my family and they loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the stuffing was moist and flavorful.
Reginald Kennerly
r@aol.comThis is a great recipe for a special occasion. The hens were moist and flavorful, and the stuffing was delicious.
Princenizam Uddin
princenizam7@yahoo.comI followed the recipe exactly and the hens turned out great. The stuffing was especially delicious.
Harvey Ward
ward-harvey@yahoo.comThese Cornish game hens were a hit at my dinner party! The orange stuffing was moist and flavorful, and the hens themselves were cooked to perfection. I will definitely be making this recipe again.