Slow Cooked Stuffed Cornish Hens

Name: Slow Cooked Stuffed Cornish Hens
Ingredients: Stuffing:; 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup chopped celery; 1/2 cup chopped white onion; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt; 1/2 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; Hens:; 2 Cornish game hens, thawed and giblets removed; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup white wine; 1/4 cup chicken broth; 1 tablespoon dried sage; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried savory; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary; 1/4 cup butter

23 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

Stuffing:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped white onion
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 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
Hens:
2 Cornish game hens, thawed and giblets removed
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon dried sage
1 1/2 teaspoons dried savory
1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1/4 cup butter

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
2

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.
3

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.
4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
5

Place Cornish hens on a flat work surface. Sprinkle salt inside the cavities.
6

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.
7

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.
8

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.