In a couple days Im making a nice Cornish hen dinner for my hubby. So I went through tons and tons of recipes and narrowed it down to two I think he will like. To give you a little insight on his taste buds, he likes seasoned flavors if its not overly seasoned, he hates most veggies and fruits are a no go, and basically that leads me to no weird glazes and such, just something nicely seasoned, oh and we both love garlic, onions and mushrooms…maybe I should have went with steak but we have that too often. Anyways here are the two recipes I narrowed it down to…Fell free to toss in your own recipe if it meets his tastes and you think we’ll enjoy it.Also what would some good side dishes be that wont be too filling along with the hens?? Thanks a bunch!

Recipe #1

Cornish game hens are stuffed with a seasoned mixture of cooked rice and mushrooms.

Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients:

* 1 package long-grain and wild rice mix, 6 ounces
* 1/2 cup chopped celery
* 1 can (about 4 ounces) chopped mushrooms, drained
* 1/4 cup melted butter
* 1 tablespoon soy sauce
* 4 Cornish game hens (approximately 1 pound each)

Preparation:

Directions for stuffed Cornish hens

Cook rice according to package directions; cool. Add celery, chopped mushrooms, butter, and soy sauce; toss lightly to mix. Stuff hens; place in roasting pan. Roast, loosely covered at 375° for 30 minutes. Remove cover and continue roasting Cornish hens for about 60 minutes, or until done. Baste Cornish hens with butter during last 30 minutes, if desired.

serves 4 but will be halved for 2 servings

Recipe #2

Hens are roasted with a savory wine mixture.

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

* 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
* 1 cup dry white wine
* 4 Rock Cornish Game hens, halved or quartered
* 1/4 cup flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
* 1 clove garlic, halved
* 1/4 cup butter
* 16 ounces sliced mushrooms

Preparation:

Soak rosemary in wine for about 30 minutes, while preparing Cornish hens for baking.

Wash game hen parts and pat dry with paper towels. In a paper bag or food storage plastic bag, put flour, salt, pepper, and parsley. Place pieces of hen in bag and shake well to coat thoroughly with the flour mixture. Cook garlic clove halves in melted butter in skillet until barely browned; remove garlic. Add pieces of hen, brown, then remove to a baking dish. Saute mushrooms in butter remaining in skillet; add to the baking dish. Pour rosemary and wine mixture over Cornish game hen parts and bake in 350° oven 30 to 45 minutes, until Cornish hens are tender.

Also 4 servings cut into 2!