Tropical Stuffed Cornish Hens

• 4 each cornish game hens thawed
• 8 ounces pineapple tid-bits in juice
• 12 ounces sweet red bell peppers jelly
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 cup onions chopped
• 4 cups brown rice cooked
• 3/4 cup currants
• 3/4 cup macadamia nuts chopped
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon crystallized ginger (candied) diced

1. Remove giblet packet from hens; rinse hens with cool water.
2. Drain; set aside.
3. Drain pineapple well reserving juice.
4. Place juice in small saucepan with jelly.
5. Heat over low heat until jelly melts, stirring occasionally.
6. Cook onions in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until tender.
7. Add rice, reserved pineapple, currants, nuts, broth, and ginger; heat thoroughly.
8. Spoon about 23 cup mixture into cavity of each hen.
9. Use wooden picks, soaked in water, to enclose filling.
10. Place hens breast side up in roasting pan on rack coated with cooking spray.
11. Baste with jelly mixture.
12. Roast at 400F (200C).
13. for 10 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350F (180C).
14. and continue roasting for 1 hour or until internal temperature registers 180 to 185 degrees F., basting every 30 minutes with jelly mixture.
15. Cover remaining stuffing and bake during last 30 minutes with remaining rice.
16. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
17. *Substitute red currant jelly for red pepper jelly, if desired.

cornish game hens, pineapple, sweet red bell peppers, butter, onions, brown rice, currants, nuts, chicken broth, ginger

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/tropical-stuffed-cornish-hens-32742 (may not work)