Roasted Cornish Game Hens With Sausage Stuffing

• 6 ounces bulk sausage
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 1 cup herb stuffing mix
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• salt and pepper, to taste
• nonstick cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0F; spray baking pan with nonstick spray.
2. Remove and discard giblets.
3. Rinse and pat dry inside and out of the hens.
4. Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper; set aside.
5. In a medium skillet, cook and stir sausage over a medium heat until no longer pink.
6. Add the onion and celery.
7. Cook until tender, about five minutes.
8. Add stuffing mix, 1/3 cup of water, and 1/2 teaspoons of sage; mix well.
9. Spoon warm filling evenly into the inside of the hens.
10. Blend the 1/4 teaspoons of poultry seasoning with the butter.
11. Rub evenly over the hens.
12. Place the hens in a baking pan.
13. Roast for 1 hour 30 minutes or until no longer pink and thermometer says 180u0b0F Let stand for five minutes before serving.
14. With a knife, split each hen length wise through the center of the breast and through the backbone, cutting just to one side of the backbone.

sausage, onion, celery, herb stuffing mix, butter, sage, poultry seasoning, salt, nonstick cooking spray

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roasted-cornish-game-hens-with-sausage-stuffing-109876 (may not work)