Ingredients
6 servings
- •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
Instructions
- 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.
Nutritional Facts
Per 6 servings
- Calories: 503
- Carbohydrate: 21g
- Fat: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 21g
- Sugar: 3g