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                       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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