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Festive Stuffed Cornish Game Hens

These plump golden birds decorate holiday platters beautifully. Crusty ciabatta bread, moistened by juicy orange sections, makes wonderful stuffing.—Lisa Speer, Palm Beach, Florida

4 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 1 hour + standing

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 garlic clove, minced
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
3/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
2 cups cubed ciabatta bread
3 medium navel oranges, peeled and sectioned
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
4 Cornish game hens (20 to 24 ounces each)
1/2 cup orange juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, saute onion and celery
in butter and 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Add the garlic, 1/4
teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook 1 minute longer.
In a large bowl, combine the bread, oranges, cranberries, pecans and
orange peel. Add onion mixture; toss to coat.
Loosely stuff hens with stuffing. Tuck wings under hens; tie

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Directions (continued)

drumsticks together. Rub with remaining oil; sprinkle with remaining
salt and pepper. Place breast side up on a rack in a shallow
roasting pan.
Bake, uncovered, 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in
thigh reads 180° for hens and 165° for stuffing, basting
occasionally with orange juice. Cover loosely with foil if hens
brown too quickly. Cover and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Yield: 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 stuffed hen equals 1,144 calories, 76 g fat (20 g saturated fat), 366 mg cholesterol, 990 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 65 g protein.