Stuffed Cornish Hens
- 4 cornish hens, washed and drained
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- garlic powder to taste
- 3 strips of bacon, cut into pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 box long grain and wild rice, prepared
- 1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup butter
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle hens with salt, pepper, and garlic powder inside and out. In a frying pan, saute bacon until soft. Add onions, green peppers, and garlic and cook over medium heat until soft, and until bacon is done. Remove with slotted spoon to a large mixing bowl. Add rice, mushrooms, and green onions and toss to mix well. Stuff into hens. Place 3 pats of butter on each hen and wrap with aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes; open foil and bake 15 more minutes to brown hens.
cornish hens, salt, pepper, garlic, bacon, onion, green pepper, garlic, long grain, mushrooms, green onions, butter
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=68299 (may not work)