Glazed Cornish Hens with Wild Rice-and-Apricot Stuffing

Name: Glazed Cornish Hens with Wild Rice-and-Apricot Stuffing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps apricot preserves; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 118 milliliters chopped celery; 1 kilograms Cornish hens; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 118 milliliters finely chopped dried apricots; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 118 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 710 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 118 milliliters chopped fennel bulb; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 118 milliliters Madeira; 1 Tbsp margarine or butter; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 59 milliliters orange juice; 177 milliliters orange juice; 0 teaspoons paprika; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters minced shallots; 237 milliliters uncooked wild rice

Glazed Cornish Hens with Wild Rice-and-Apricot Stuffing might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 1016 calories, 67g of protein, and 52g of fat. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. If you have onion, orange juice, celery, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dried apricots you could follow this main course with the The ultimate makeover: Bread & butter pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare stuffing, bring 3 cups broth to a boil in a medium saucepan.

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Stuffing

Broth

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Sauce Pan

Add wild rice; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until tender.

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Wild Rice

Drain, and set aside.

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Margarine

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Frying Pan

Add onion, celery, and chopped fennel; saut 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in rice, chopped apricots, and next 4 ingredients (chopped apricots through pepper).

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Apricot

Celery

Fennel

Pepper

Onion

Rice

Remove from heat.

To prepare glazed hens, remove and discard giblets and necks from hens. Rinse hens with cold water, and pat dry.

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Water

Remove skin, and trim excess fat. Split hens in half lengthwise. Spoon 4 (1-cup) mounds of wild rice stuffing into a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray