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Tropical Stuffed Cornish Hens
Photo: Dragne Marius

Tropical Stuffed Cornish Hens

12 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

697
Calories
39g
Protein
19g
Fat
95g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Macadamia not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 4 12- to 16-ounce Cornish hens, thawed
  • 1 8-ounce can pineapple tidbits, packed in juice
  • 1 12-ounce jar red pepper jelly*
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 4 cups cooked brown rice
  • 3/4 cup currants
  • 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger
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Directions

1

Remove giblet packet from Cornish hens; rinse hens with cool water. Drain; set aside.

2

Drain pineapple well reserving juice. Place juice in small saucepan with jelly. Heat over low heat until jelly melts, stirring occasionally.

3

Cook onion in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until tender. Add rice, reserved pineapple, currants, nuts, broth and ginger; heat thoroughly.

4

Spoon about 2/3 cup mixture into cavity of each hen. Use wooden picks, soaked in water, to enclose filling. Place hens breast side up in roasting pan on rack coated with cooking spray. Baste with jelly mixture. Roast at 400 degrees 10 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees continue roasting 1 hour or until internal temperature registers 180 to 185 degrees, basting every 30 minutes with jelly mixture. Cover remaining stuffing and bake during last 30 minutes of cooking time. Cut hens in half and serve with remaining rice.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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