My mother used to make this for Easter dinner The rice stuffing is a perfect partner for the hens Packaged wild rice mix can be used as well
Prep Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
4
Ingredients
Instructions
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the almonds
onion
and uncooked wild rice. Saute 5 to 10 minutes. Mix in the water
chicken bouillon cube
and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat
cover
and cook 45 minutes until rice is tender and easily fluffed with a fork.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Season the Cornish game hens inside and out with salt
and stuff with the rice mixture. Place the hens breast side up on a rack in a baking pan. Brush with 1/4 cup melted butter.
Cover the baking pan
and cook the hens 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Uncover
and continue cooking 1 hour
or until the hens are no longer pink and the juices run clear.