*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                        Rice-Stuffed Cornish Hens

Recipe By     : Taste Of Home, Dec/Jan 1996
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Holiday                          Poultry

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4  c             Celery -- choped
     3/4  c             Onion -- chopped
     1/2  c             Butter -- divided
   3      c             Cooked rice
     3/4  c             Raisins
     1/3  c             Walnuts -- chopped
   3      tb            Honey
   2      tb            Lemon juice
     3/4  ts            Ground cinnamon
     1/2  ts            Salt
     1/8  ts            Pepper
   6                    Cornish game hens (20 oz ea)

In a skillet, saute onion and celery in 3 tb butter until tender;
remove from the heat. Add rice, raisins, walnuts, honey, lemon juice,
cinnamon, salt, and pepper; mix well. Stuff hens. Place on a rack in
a large shallow baking pan. Soften remaining butter; rub over sins.
Bake, uncovered at 375°F for 1 hour or until the juices run clear.


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