Baked Cornish Game Hen
Submitted by David Weaver on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 9:16am
2 Cornish game hens½ cup olive oil
½ onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
¼ green bell pepper, chopped
1 (4.5 oz) can mushrooms, drained and chopped (I used fresh)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbls dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbls chopped fresh parsley
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Heat olive oil in a skillet; add veggies and stir fry for about 3 minutes. Stir in herbs.
Season hens inside and out with salt and pepper, then stuff with equal amounts of vegetable mixture. Place birds in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, breast side up. Drizzle with olive oil left in the bottom of the pan after scooping out vegetables.
Cover dish and bake for 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours. Remove cover and place under broiler for a few minutes to brown skin.
Serves 4
Recipes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
1 can tuna (or fresh crab or shredded chicken, etc...)
2-3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
dashes of cayenne pepper
squeezes of lemon
bunch of basil
fresh ground black pepper
half of avocado
stalk of celery
Combine in food processor! Stuff hollowed out tomato. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
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