Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens. Saute garlic, parsley, green onion and celery till soft. Add crab meat, salt and pepper. Don't break up crab too much.

A Cornish game hen is a type of chicken breed and may be referred to as a broiler chicken. It's smaller than a regular chicken and ideal for small family meals. Cornish game hens can be purchased all year round, usually in the frozen chicken section. You can cook Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens

1. It's 3 of Cornish game hens.
2. Prepare 1 pkg of Mccormick brown sugar burbon marinade package.
3. Prepare 1 stick of butter, divided.
4. It's 1/2 cup of white zinfandel.
5. You need of For the stuffing.
6. You need 3 of strips, Applewood smoked bacon.
7. Prepare 1 of large pretzel roll.
8. You need 1 of shallot, chopped.
9. Prepare 2 of celery stalks, chopped.
10. You need 3 of large crimini mushrooms, chopped.
11. Prepare 1/3 cup of dried cranberries.
12. Prepare 1 tbs of minced garlic.
13. It's 1/2 tsp of dry basil.
14. It's 1/2 tsp of rosemary.
15. It's 1/2 tsp of herbs de province.
16. It's 1/2 tsp of ground mustard.
17. Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
18. Prepare 1/2 tsp of granulated chicken bouillon.

Season hens inside and out with salt & pepper. Like all the most delicious things, we like to brush our Cornish hen with butter before it roasts. For seasoning, we keep it relatively simple: salt, pepper, and a nice hearty herb like thyme or. Larger hens can be split in half to serve two guests.

Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens instructions

1. Wash birds inside and out. Pat dry..
2. Place pretzel bun in a 200 degree oven directly on the rack. Bake until it dries, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile melt 1 tbs butter in a fry pan. Add shallot, celery, mushrooms, and cranberries. Sauté until everything is tender..
4. Meanwhile, rub bird inside and out with seasonings from the marinade package..
5. When veggies are tender and bun is dried, add seasonings, garlic, and bouillon to the veggies. Sauté one minute. Crumble the bun into the pan. Add 1/4 cup water. Bring to a simmer, shut burner off and cover pan. Let sit 10 minutes..
6. Fluff up stuffing. Lay 1 bacon strip in the cavity of each bird. Fill cavity with stuffing..
7. Place a rack in a LG baking dish. Pour in wine. Place birds on a rack in pan. Cover with foil. Place in a 350 degree oven for a half hour..
8. Melt a half stick of butter. After a half hour. Remove foil from bird. Baste bird with butter every 10 to 15 minutes until bird reaches 165 degrees at the thickest part..
9. Let birds rest 5 minutes after they are done. Serve immediately. I served it with a baked yam with butter and sprinkled with a touch of garlic powder and cinnamon. Enjoy..

If serving a full hen, there's no need to carve before plating. After resting the hens, snip away the kitchen twine from the legs and transfer to dinner plates or a serving platter. Had a hankerin' for 'em tonight and thought it was time to share with y'all. Also makes a great alternative to a turkey for a small group on Thanksgiving. Cornish game hens are brined and stuffed with herbs, grapefruit, orange, lemon, and lime pieces.