Orange Glazed Boneless Cornish Game Hens

Photo: The Saucy Gourmet

Ingredients

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped mushrooms

1/4 cup sliced almonds

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1 1/2 cups cooked rice (you can use wild rice, long grain rice, or

2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

2 tablespoons grated orange peel

2 Cornish game hens, deboned is possible

GLAZE:

1/2 cup orange juice

1/8 cup honey

1/8 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons grated orange peel

Preparation

In a skillet, saute the onion, mushrooms and almonds in butter. Add rice, sugar, salt, thyme and orange peel; mix well. Loosely stuff hens. Place, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow baking pan. In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; spoon some over hens. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes. Cover and bake 35 minutes longer until juices run clear, brushing often with remaining glaze.