Cornish Hens With Savory-Sweet Stuffing

Name: Cornish Hens With Savory-Sweet Stuffing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 kilograms Cornish game hens; 59 milliliters dried cranberries; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped fennel, white part only; 1 Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apple; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 teaspoons pepper, divided; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; 1 medium shallot, coarsely chopped

Cornish Hens With Savory-Sweet Stuffing is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe makes 2 servings with 1532 calories, 119g of protein, and 98g of fat each. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, pepper, cranberries, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Rinse hens with cold water; pat dry.

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Water

Combine 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper.

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Pepper

Salt

Sprinkle cavities and outside of hens evenly with salt mixture. Set hens aside.

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Salt

Peel apple, and cut into 1-inch cubes.

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Apple

Combine apple, remaining 1/2 tsp. salt, remaining 1/4 tsp. pepper, squash, and next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl, tossing to coat.

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Pepper

Squash

Apple

Salt

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Bowl

Stuff hen cavities with apple mixture; place extra mixture in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.

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Apple

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Baking Pan

Place hens on top of apple mixture; cover tightly with aluminum foil.

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Apple

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes; remove foil, and bake 45 more minutes or until meat juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thigh registers 180 and internal temperature in center of stuffing registers 19

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Stuffing