DIRTY RICE STUFFED CORNISH HENS !

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DIRTY RICE STUFFED CORNISH HENS :

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 small white onions, diced (about 1 cup)
  • 1 small green pepper, seeded and finely diced
  • 1/2 pound chopped chicken livers
  • 1/2 cup chicken gizzards, chopped
  • 2 to 3 cloves chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon ground dry oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dry, ground thyme
  • 1/4 chopped parsley
  • 2 cups cold, cooked white rice
  • 4 12-ounce Cornish hens
  • 3 tablespoons soft butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions :

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a large saute pan, heat olive oil. Add onions and green pepper and saute.
  • Add livers and gizzards and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Add garlic, oregano, thyme and parsley. Combine and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove mixture from the heat and cool thoroughly.
  • Combine stuffing with rice. Divide and stuff hens immediately prior to cooking. Tie legs closed. Brush hens with butter and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until hens are cooked and temperature of stuffing is 155 degrees.