Honey-Glazed Hens with Fruit Stuffing for Two Recipe

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“My husband really likes Cornish hens, so I searched for a recipe I could use during the holidays that dressed them up. We love the fruit stuffing." — Denise Albers, Freeburg, Illinois

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Honey-Glazed Hens with Fruit Stuffing for Two Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 1 hour + standing

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped celery
2 cups cubed day-old bread
1/4 cup dried fruit bits
1/4 cup water
Dash ground allspice
CORNISH HENS:
2 Cornish game hen (20 to 24 ounces each)
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons honey

Directions

In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until tender. Add the bread, fruit bits, water and allspice; cover and cook for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
Loosely stuff hens with stuffing. Tuck wings under hens; tie drumsticks together. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Combine butter and honey; brush over hens.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for hens and 165° for stuffing, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Cover loosely with foil if hens brown too quickly. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 stuffed hen equals 1,115 calories, 78 g fat (32 g saturated fat), 424 mg cholesterol, 955 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 63 g protein.

Originally published as Honey-Glazed Hens with Fruit Stuffing for Two in Taste of Home October/November 2010