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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
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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...
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
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