Browse the recipe Stuffed Cornish Game Hens

YIELD Makes 8 servings
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INGREDIENTS

1 cup chicken broth
3/4 cup uncooked quick-cooking couscous
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 cup diced celery
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
4 Cornish game hens
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and black pepper
3/4 cup orange marmalade, thinned with 2 tablespoons water
Orange slices (optional)

PREPARATION:

  1. Bring chicken broth to a boil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in couscous. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Transfer couscous to large bowl; fluff with fork and set aside.
  2. In same saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallots and celery; cook, stirring frequently, until onion softens and begins to turn golden. Remove from heat; stir in raisins, dates, pine nuts, cumin, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  3. Add shallot mixture to couscous and stir until well incorporated. Let cool 10 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray 11X7-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Fill hens with stuffing; place on pan. Lightly coat outside of hens with olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
  5. Roast hens 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° and continue to roast until hens are golden brown and juices run clear when pierced with a knife, about 25 minutes. Brush hens with marmalade during last 10 minutes of roasting. Transfer hens to large serving platter and garnish with orange slices, if desired.
This recipe appears in: Game Meat
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Sodium 297 mg
Protein 33 g
Fiber 3 g
Carbohydrate 41 g
Cholesterol 176 mg
Saturated Fat 8 g
Total Fat 30 g
Calories from Fat 47 %
Calories 563
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
Meat 5
Fruit 1/2
Starch 1
Fat 4