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Nutritional Information
Calories: 556
Fat: 12.3g
Protein: 43.8g
Cholesterol 101mg
Carbohydrates: 68.7g
Sodium: 740mg
Fiber 4.2g
Calcium 81g
Iron 4.2g
Servings
Serves 4.
Serving size: 1 half hen, 1 cup stuffing and 1/4 cup
sauce.
Time To Cook
Stuffing 60 minutes.
Cornish hens 75 minutes.
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Glazed Cornish Hens with Wild
Rice-and-Apricot Stuffing
Ingredients
Stuffing
- 3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
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1 cup uncooked wild
rice
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1 tablespoon stick
margarine or butter
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1 cup chopped onion
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1/2 cup chopped celery
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1/2 cup chopped fennel
bulb
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1/2 cup finely chopped
dried apricots
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1/2 teaspoon dried
thyme
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon paprika
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1/4 teaspoon black
pepper
Cornish Hens
- 2 Cornish hens, about 1.5 pounds each
- Cooking spray of your choice
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1/4 cup orange juice
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3 tablespoons apricot
preserves
Sauce
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3/4 cup orange juice
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1/2 cup fat-free,
less-sodium chicken broth
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2 tablespoons lemon
juice
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1/2 cup Madeira
cooking wine
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
Directions
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- To prepare stuffing, bring 3 cups broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add
wild rice; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until tender. Drain, and
set aside.
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery,
and chopped fennel and sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in rice, chopped
apricots, and next 4 ingredients, chopped apricots through pepper. Remove from
heat.
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To prepare glazed hens, remove and discard giblets and necks from hens. Rinse
hens with cold water, and pat dry. Remove skin, and trim excess fat.
Split hens in half lengthwise. Spoon 4 mounds, about
1 cup of wild rice stuffing into a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking
spray.
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Place hen halves, meaty sides up, on top of mounds. Combine 1/4 cup orange juice
and apricot preserves in a small bowl. Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons orange juice
mixture over each hen half. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until juices
run clear.
- To prepare
sauce, place a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat
until hot. Add shallots and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add 3/4 cup orange
juice, 1/2 cup broth, and lemon juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat,
and cook 5 minutes.
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Combine Madeira and cornstarch and add to skillet. Bring to a boil, reduce heat
and cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Serve sauce over hens.
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