Name: Slow Cooked Stuffed Cornish Hens
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Butter - ½ cup; Chopped celery - 1 cup; Chopped white onion - ½ cup; Dried thyme - 1 teaspoon; Seasoned salt - ½ teaspoon; Dried parsley - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - 1 pinch; Ground nutmeg - 1 pinch; Dried oregano - 1 pinch; Dried marjoram - 1 pinch; Cubed plain bread - 6 cups; Chicken broth - 2 cups; Cornish game hens, thawed and giblets removed - 2; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2; Olive oil - ¼ cup; White wine - ¼ cup; Chicken broth - ¼ cup; Dried sage - 1 tablespoon; Dried savory - 1 ½ teaspoons; Dried rosemary - 1 ½ teaspoons; Butter - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Slow Cooked Stuffed Cornish Hens

1. Butter ½ cup

2. Chopped celery 1 cup

3. Chopped white onion ½ cup

4. Dried thyme 1 teaspoon

5. Seasoned salt ½ teaspoon

6. Dried parsley ½ teaspoon

7. Ground black pepper 1 pinch

8. Ground nutmeg 1 pinch

9. Dried oregano 1 pinch

10. Dried marjoram 1 pinch

11. Cubed plain bread 6 cups

12. Chicken broth 2 cups

13. Cornish game hens, thawed and giblets removed 2

14. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 2

15. Olive oil ¼ cup

16. White wine ¼ cup

17. Chicken broth ¼ cup

18. Dried sage 1 tablespoon

19. Dried savory 1 ½ teaspoons

20. Dried rosemary 1 ½ teaspoons

21. Butter ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooked Stuffed Cornish Hens

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.

2 . Stage

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Mix in thyme, seasoned salt, parsley, black pepper, nutmeg, oregano, and marjoram.

3 . Stage

Transfer herb mixture to a large bowl. Add cubed bread and 2 cups chicken broth; toss until well combined. Spread stuffing evenly over the prepared pan.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

5 . Stage

Place Cornish hens on a flat work surface. Sprinkle salt inside the cavities.

6 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add hens; season exteriors lightly with salt and pepper. Cook, turning to press all sides into the oil, until browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove hens from heat, reserving the oil.

7 . Stage

Spoon stuffing into the hen cavities; place hens in a slow cooker. Pour the reserved olive oil, wine, and 1/4 cup chicken broth into the slow cooker. Sprinkle sage, savory, and rosemary over the hens. Slice butter into 4 separate tablespoons and place on hens.

8 . Stage

Cook hens on Low until tender and juicy and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 8 hours and 30 minutes.