Valentine Cornish Game Hens

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Valentine's Day Cornish Game Hens

Ingredients:

3 Cornish hens

6 Fresh rosemary sprigs

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 Pinch Salt

1 Pinch Pepper

Ingredients for Stuffing:

1 Cup Wild rice

1 Tablespoon Butter

2 Cups Mushrooms, halved

1 Onion, chopped

1-1/2 Teaspoon Dried savory

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Pepper

Directions:

Rinse rice. In saucepan, bring 3C water to boil; stir in rice. Return to boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender. Drain; place in bowl. In skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; cook mushrooms, onion and savory for 3 minutes.

Stir into rice along with salt and pepper; let cool. Rinse hens; pat dry. Stuff cavities; tie wings and legs with string. Place on rack in roasting pan, leaving 2 inches between each. Tuck half of a rosemary sprig under each leg and wing. Stir butter with lemon juice; brush half over hens.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast in 375şF. 190C oven, basting with remaining butter mixture, for 1-1/2 hours or until juices run clear when hens are pierced. Remove trussing; cut in half along backbone. Serve, stuffing side down.

Per serving: about 625 calories, 58 g protein, 33 g fat, 23 g carbohydrate,
excellent source of iron.

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