SLOW COOKED STUFFED CORNISH HENS

Slow Cooked Stuffed Cornish Hens image

Succulent slow cooked stuffed Cornish hens. Serve with mashed potatoes or any choice of sides! I serve mine with mashed potatoes, peas, and a basket of peasant bread.

Provided by Slumber

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Cornish Hen Recipes

Time 9h51m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 cup chopped celery
½ cup chopped white onion
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon seasoned salt
½ teaspoon dried parsley
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 pinch dried oregano
1 pinch dried marjoram
6 cups cubed plain bread
2 cups chicken broth
2 Cornish game hens, thawed and giblets removed
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup white wine
¼ cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon dried sage
1 ½ teaspoons dried savory
1 ½ teaspoons dried rosemary
¼ cup butter

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
Melt 1/2 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Mix in thyme, seasoned salt, parsley, black pepper, nutmeg, oregano, and marjoram.
Transfer herb mixture to a large bowl. Add cubed bread and 2 cups chicken broth; toss until well combined. Spread stuffing evenly over the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Place Cornish hens on a flat work surface. Sprinkle salt inside the cavities.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add hens; season exteriors lightly with salt and pepper. Cook, turning to press all sides into the oil, until browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove hens from heat, reserving the oil.
Spoon stuffing into the hen cavities; place hens in a slow cooker. Pour the reserved olive oil, wine, and 1/4 cup chicken broth into the slow cooker. Sprinkle sage, savory, and rosemary over the hens. Slice butter into 4 separate tablespoons and place on hens.
Cook hens on Low until tender and juicy and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 8 hours and 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 502.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.1 g, Cholesterol 142.4 mg, Fat 36.4 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 21.3 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, Sodium 570.5 mg, Sugar 2.6 g