Cornish Game Hens With Rice Stuffing

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 1/3 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 cube chicken bouillon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cornish game hens
• salt to taste
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 10 mins


• melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. stir in the almonds, onion, and uncooked wild rice. saute 5 to 10 minutes. mix in the water, chicken bouillon cube, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. bring to a boil. reduce heat, cover, and cook 45 minutes until rice is tender and easily fluffed with a fork.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• season the cornish game hens inside and out with salt, and stuff with the rice mixture. place the hens breast side up on a rack in a baking pan. brush with 1/4 cup melted butter.
• cover the baking pan, and cook the hens 30 minutes in the preheated oven. uncover, and continue cooking 1 hour, or until the hens are no longer pink and the juices run clear.