Recipe: Appetizing Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens

Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens. THIS ENTREE makes an ordinary day special. Whenever I cook Cornish hens for my husband and me, it stirs up warm memories of family times around the holiday dinner table. Attractive Cornish game hens are stuffed with a delicious wild rice mixture!

Simple but elegant dish featuring games hens with a wild rice stuffing. Perfect romantic dinner for you and a special someone! Season hens inside and out with salt & pepper. You can cook Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens

1. It's 3 of Cornish game hens.
2. It's 1 pkg of Mccormick brown sugar burbon marinade package.
3. Prepare 1 stick of butter, divided.
4. You need 1/2 cup of white zinfandel.
5. You need of For the stuffing.
6. Prepare 3 of strips, Applewood smoked bacon.
7. You need 1 of large pretzel roll.
8. You need 1 of shallot, chopped.
9. It's 2 of celery stalks, chopped.
10. You need 3 of large crimini mushrooms, chopped.
11. It's 1/3 cup of dried cranberries.
12. It's 1 tbs of minced garlic.
13. You need 1/2 tsp of dry basil.
14. You need 1/2 tsp of rosemary.
15. You need 1/2 tsp of herbs de province.
16. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground mustard.
17. You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
18. It's 1/2 tsp of granulated chicken bouillon.

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Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens step by step

1. Wash birds inside and out. Pat dry..
2. Place pretzel bun in a 200 degree oven directly on the rack. Bake until it dries, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile melt 1 tbs butter in a fry pan. Add shallot, celery, mushrooms, and cranberries. Sauté until everything is tender..
4. Meanwhile, rub bird inside and out with seasonings from the marinade package..
5. When veggies are tender and bun is dried, add seasonings, garlic, and bouillon to the veggies. Sauté one minute. Crumble the bun into the pan. Add 1/4 cup water. Bring to a simmer, shut burner off and cover pan. Let sit 10 minutes..
6. Fluff up stuffing. Lay 1 bacon strip in the cavity of each bird. Fill cavity with stuffing..
7. Place a rack in a LG baking dish. Pour in wine. Place birds on a rack in pan. Cover with foil. Place in a 350 degree oven for a half hour..
8. Melt a half stick of butter. After a half hour. Remove foil from bird. Baste bird with butter every 10 to 15 minutes until bird reaches 165 degrees at the thickest part..
9. Let birds rest 5 minutes after they are done. Serve immediately. I served it with a baked yam with butter and sprinkled with a touch of garlic powder and cinnamon. Enjoy..

Transfer hens to large serving platter and garnish with orange slices, if desired. By Ellen Kassoff Gray, Todd Gray. For some reason, you never see Cornish hens in restaurants anymore. Split the hens in half through the breast with a sharp knife or poultry shears, and keep the stuffing intact. Hens: Spread the boned hens flat and season with salt and lemon juice.