Cornish Game Hens with Rice Stuffing

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 0.33 cups uncooked wild rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 cube chicken bouillon
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 2 Cornishs game hens
• salt to taste
• 0.25 cups melted butter

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the almonds, onion, and uncooked wild rice. Saute 5 to 10 minutes. Mix in the water, chicken bouillon cube, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 45 minutes until rice is tender and easily fluffed with a fork.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

3. 3

   Season the Cornish game hens inside and out with salt, and stuff with the rice mixture. Place the hens breast side up on a rack in a baking pan. Brush with 1/4 cup melted butter.

4. 4

   Cover the baking pan, and cook the hens 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Uncover, and continue cooking 1 hour, or until the hens are no longer pink and the juices run clear.