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Fall Stuffed Cornish Hens with Squash, Herbs, and a Current White Wine Glaze Recipe
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Fall Stuffed Cornish Hens with Squash, Herbs, and a Current White Wine Glaze Recipe

14 ingredients Serves 4 - 1 Cornish Hen per person openrecipes

I love cornish hens and think that they are forgotten about at times. So, I tried to create a dish with a lot of my favorite fall flavors. Roast poultry, squash...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

826
Calories
45g
Protein
39g
Fat
67g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 18 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Butternut not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Stuffing not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Water 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

  • 4 Cornish hens (cleaned, rinsed and patted dry)
  • 1 1/2 cups of butternut or acorn squash, peeled, seeded and diced in 1/2" pieces
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 celery rib diced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried (1 for the stuffing and 1 for the sauce)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried
  • 1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
  • 2 cups of cooked brown, wild, or a white/wild blend of rice (use your favorite)
  • 4 tablespoons of butter (2 for for sauteing the vegetables, 2 for the sauce)
  • 1 jar of current jelly (found right with other jams and jellies)
  • 1/2 white wine (any dry white wine works well)
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock (low sodium works best) Water will work if you do not have broth on hand. Also, feel free to use vegetable broth as well
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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