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| Old Fashioned Rock Cornish Hens w/Fruited Stuffing
1 1/2 cups of herb seasoned stuffing croutons
1/2 cup of drained canned apricot halves, cut in pieces
1/2 cup of quartered seedless green grapes
1/3 cup of chopped pecans
1/4 cup of butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons of apricot nectar
1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon of salt
4 Rock Cornish hens (1 to 1 1/2 pounds each), thawed if purchased frozen
salt and pepper
1/3 cup of apricot nectar
2 teaspoons of soy sauce
Combine stuffing croutons, apricots, grapes, pecans, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons of apricot nectar, parsley, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a bowl; mix lightly.
Sprinkle cavities of hens with salt and pepper. Fill each hen with about 1/2 cup of stuffing; fasten with skewers and lace with cord.
Blend 1/3 cup of apricot nectar, soy sauce, and remaining butter. Place hens, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; brush generously with sauce.
Roast in a 350ºF. oven about 1 1/2 hours or until hens are tender and well browned, baste occasionally with sauce during roasting. 4 servings
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