Name: Stuffed Cornish Game Hens
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped celery -; 1/4 cup chopped onion -; 1/2 cup butter, divided -; 3 cups crumbled cornbread -; 3 cups soft bread crumbs -; 1 jar (2 ounces) diced pimientos, drained -; 1 cup chicken broth -; 1 large egg -; 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning -; 1 teaspoon salt, divided -; 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided -; 2 Cornish game hens (20 to 24 ounces each) -; 1 garlic clove, minced -; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest -; 3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh mint or 1/4 teaspoon dried mint flakes -

Ingredients for - Stuffed Cornish Game Hens

1. 1/2 cup chopped celery

2. 1/4 cup chopped onion

3. 1/2 cup butter, divided

4. 3 cups crumbled cornbread

5. 3 cups soft bread crumbs

6. 1 jar (2 ounces) diced pimientos, drained

7. 1 cup chicken broth

8. 1 large egg

9. 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

10. 1 teaspoon salt, divided

11. 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided

12. 2 Cornish game hens (20 to 24 ounces each)

13. 1 garlic clove, minced

14. 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

15. 3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh mint or 1/4 teaspoon dried mint flakes

How to cook deliciously - Stuffed Cornish Game Hens

1 . Stage

In a large skillet or saucepan, saute celery and onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in cornbread, bread crumbs, pimientos, broth, egg, poultry seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; mix well.

2 . Stage

Stuff each hen with 3/4 cup stuffing. Place extra stuffing in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; refrigerate. Place hens breast side up on a rack in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover loosely with foil; bake at 375° for 45 minutes.

3 . Stage

Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the remaining butter; add garlic, lemon zest, mint and remaining salt and pepper. Brush over hens. Bake 15-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 180° for hens and 165° for stuffing. Bake the extra stuffing, covered, for 30 minutes.