Hens with Apricot Rice Stuffing |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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When you want to impress guests, you canât beat these lovely Cornish game hens. Apricots and apricot preserves give the tender meat and moist wild rice stuffing a fruity flavor that everyone in our family loves. âJodi Grable, Springfield, Missouri Ingredients:
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms |
3/4 cup chopped pecans |
1/2 cup chopped onion |
6 tablespoons butter, divided |
1 cup cooked wild rice |
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots |
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon pepper |
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
4 cornish game hens (20 to 24 ounces each) |
1/2 cup apricot preserves |
1 tablespoon white vinegar |
Directions:
1. In a large skillet, saute the mushrooms, pecans and onion in 4 tablespoons butter until tender. Stir in the rice, apricots, parsley, salt, pepper and cayenne.
2. Spoon about 3/4 cup rice mixture into each hen; tie legs together. Place hens, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over hens.
3. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for hens and 165° for stuffing. In a small saucepan, warm preserves and vinegar; spoon over hens. Bake 15 minutes longer. Yield: 4 servings.
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