Stuffed Cornish Hens

Serves 8
Time 1 hr 35 min

These apple- and rice-stuffed hens are a wonderful alternative to turkey or ham for your holiday table. Be sure to tie their legs together with kitchen twine for even roasting.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    1 cupuncooked brown rice blend
    2 cupsgluten-free low-sodium chicken broth
    1 teaspoonextra-virgin olive oil
    3/4 cupfinely chopped red onion
    1/4 poundchanterelle mushrooms, chopped
    2 tablespoonsfinely chopped fresh sage
    1/4 teaspoonfinely chopped garlic
    1Braeburn apple, cored and chopped
    1 teaspoonground black pepper
    1/4 teaspoonground cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoonpaprika
    cayenne pepper
    4Cornish hens

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.


Simmer rice in chicken broth until all liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. 


Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. 


Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. 


Add mushrooms and sage; cook 4 minutes. 


Remove from heat and stir in cooked rice, garlic, apple, pepper and cinnamon.


Stuff hens with some of the rice mixture and tie their legs together with kitchen twine. 


Combine salt, paprika and cayenne and season hens all over. 


Transfer hens to a roasting rack set into a roasting pan and bake for 1 1/4 hours. 


During the last 15 minutes of cooking, heat remaining rice mixture in a casserole dish in the oven. Serve hens hot, on bed of rice.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

510

Total Fat

25g

Saturated Fat

7g

Cholesterol

170mg

Sodium

320mg

Total Carbohydrate

32g

Dietary Fiber

6g

Total Sugars

3g

Protein

35g

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