Orange Glazed Cornish Game Hens
Ingredients
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3 cups cooked rice
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup grated orange peel
4 (1 1/4 pound) Cornish game hens
GLAZE:
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
Directions
In a skillet, saute the onion, celery and almonds in
butter. Add rice, sugar, salt, thyme and orange peel;
mix well. Loosely stuff hens. Place, breast side up, on
a rack in a shallow baking pan. In a small bowl,
combine glaze ingredients; spoon some over hens.
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes.
Cover and bake 40 minutes longer until juices run
clear, brushing often with remaining glaze.
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