HERBED CORNISH HENS

By stepjo7269

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. long grain/wild rice
• 2/3 C. orange juice
• 1/3 C. chopped onion
• 1/3 C. chopped celery
• ½ C. shredded carrot
• 4 Cornish hens
• 1/4 C. margarine or butter
• 1 tea. tarragon leaves (1/4 tea. is enough)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 tea. salt
• ●Heat oven to 375F.
• ●Prepare rice as directed substituting 1/3 C. orange juice for 1/3 C. water. Add onion, celery and carrot during last 5 min. before the rice is done.
• ●Stuff hens with rice mixture. Tie legs together. Wrap in foil and bake 45 min.
• ●Brush with combined 1/3 C. orange juice, margarine, tarragon, garlic, and salt.
• ●Continue baking 45-55 min. until done, brushing with tarragon sauce occasionally.

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Hens will be very hot when foil opened.