Stuffed Cornish Hens

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (6 1/4 ounce) package quick-cooking long grain and wild rice mix
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 4 cornish hens, 24 ounces each
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the rice according to package directions.
• 2 in a small skillet, saute celery and onion in 1 tbsp butter until tender. stir in the soup, mushrooms and prepared rice.
• 3 sprinkle the inside and outside of the game hens with salt and pepper. stuff with the rice mixture. place on a rack in a greased shallow roasting pan; cover with foil.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. remove the foil. melt the remaining butter; brush over the hens. bake 25-35 minutes longer or until the juices run clear and a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees for the hens and 165 degrees for the stuffing.