CORNISH GAME HENS WITH ORANGE STUFFING

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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

1 oranges or 1 tangelo
1/4 cup sliced green onion
1/4 cup sliced celery
1 teaspoon cooking oil
1 1/2 cups seasoned stuffing mix
2 Cornish hens, halved lengthwise
1 teaspoon honey

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.

Bipin Mahazu
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This is a great recipe for a special occasion. The hens were moist and flavorful, and the stuffing was delicious.


Kanchn Kanchn
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I followed the recipe exactly and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.


Jaycee Dickson
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This recipe was a bit too complicated for me, but the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.


Precious Khonje
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I'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
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These hens were delicious! The stuffing was moist and flavorful, and the hens themselves were cooked to perfection.


Tanha Islam (Neha)
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I made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved the hens and the stuffing.


kevin Emmanuel
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This recipe is easy to follow and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.


Innocent Banda
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I'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
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I made this recipe for my family and they loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the stuffing was moist and flavorful.


Mukhatr Ahmed
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This is a great recipe for a special occasion. The hens were moist and flavorful, and the stuffing was delicious.


Usama Naeem Rao
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I followed the recipe exactly and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.


Raja Shykh
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These hens were delicious! The stuffing was moist and flavorful, and the hens themselves were cooked to perfection.


larry bailey
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I made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved the hens and the stuffing.


lawal ayuba
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This recipe is easy to follow and the hens turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.


Singer Waqas Musakhelvi Official
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I'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
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I made this recipe for my family and they loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the stuffing was moist and flavorful.


Reginald Kennerly
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This is a great recipe for a special occasion. The hens were moist and flavorful, and the stuffing was delicious.


Princenizam Uddin
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I followed the recipe exactly and the hens turned out great. The stuffing was especially delicious.


Harvey Ward
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These 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.