Cornish hens - valentine's day

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 eaches Cornish hens [1 3/4 lb ea]
6 Fresh rosemary sprigs
2 tablespoons Butter, melted
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 pinch Salt
1 pinch Pepper
1 cup Wild rice
1 tablespoon Butter
2 cups Mushrooms, halved
1 Onion, chopped
1½ teaspoon Dried savory
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pepper

Directions

STUFFING

Stuffing:

Rinse rice.

In saucepan, bring 3C water to boil; stir in rice. Return to boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender. Drain; place in bowl.

In skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; cook mushrooms, onion and savory for 3 minutes. Stir into rice along with salt and pepper; let cool.

Rinse hens; pat dry. Stuff cavities; tie wings and legs with string. Place on rack in roasting pan, leaving 2 inches between each. Tuck half of a rosemary sprig under each leg and wing. Stir butter with lemon juice; brush half over hens.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast in 375F 190C oven, basting with remaining butter mixture, for 1-½ hours or until juices run clear when hens are pierced.

Remove trussing; cut in half along backbone. Serve, stuffing side down.

Per serving: about 625 calories, 58 g protein, 33 g fat, 23 g carbohydrate, excellent source of iron.

Suggested Valentine's Day Menu: Hot Cheese Dip Stuffed Tomatoes [MM recipe 12 Feb] Zesty Shrimp [MM recipe 12 Feb] Avocado and Boston Lettuce Tossed Salad Cornish Hens [above] Marble Cheesecake Coffee and/or tea Source: Canadian Living [magazine] Feb/96 [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@...

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