Stuffed Cornish Hens

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Ingredients

  • 2-1 1/2-pound cornish hens
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 12 small whole button mushrooms
  • 12 pearl onions, peeled
  • 1/2 cup diced carrots
  • 1/2 cup fresh peas
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cups chicken stock

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season inside and out of cornish hens. In a bowl combine mushrooms, onions, carrots, peas, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Stuff vegetables into cavity of each bird to full capacity. Drizzle hens with remaining oil. Criss-cross 2 bacon slices across each hen, tucking ends under birds to keep in place. Place hens on a roasting rack in a roasting pan and pour chicken stock in bottom of pan. Roast hens 45 minutes to 1 hour or until an instant reading thermometer inserted in thickest part registers 170 degrees. Allow hens to rest, loosely covered with foil, for at least 10 minutes while you finish sauce. Bring sauce to a boil in roasting pan, scraping bottom of pan to incorporate any drippings; season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, drizzle hens with sauce.

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  • on December 25, 2012

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    Good, but next time I would cut the hens in half and simply roast them. I would make the stuffing and bake in casserole dish on the side to serve.

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  • on January 01, 2012

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    This was my first attempt at making cornish hens, I made them for my parents annual New Year's day open house. They turned out great I had to kick them up a notch and added garlic. I didn't have any peas but no one really ate the stuffing but the stuffing added a lot of flavor and the bacon was a great touch!

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  • on December 11, 2011

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    This is the best cornish hen recipe that I have found! Simple and amazing. All the flavors go so well together and the bacon makes it twice as good! Definitely worth a try! My husband agrees :

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