CORNISH GAME HENS WITH ORANGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Finely shred 1/4 tsp peel from the orange.
• Remove and discard the remaining peel.
• Section orange over a bowl, squeezing juice out.
• Halve sections and set aside.
• Add water to the sections to equal 3 tablespoons.
• In a small pan, cook green onion and celery in hot oil until tender but not brown.
• For stuffing, toss together peel, orange sections, onion mixture, stuffing mix and enough of the juice to moisten.
• In a large rectangular cake pan, spoon stuffing into 4 mounds.
• Rinse hens and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place hens, cavity side down over the stuffing mounds.
• Cover loosely with foil.
• Roast in a 375°F oven for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and roast another 20 minutes.
• Stir together honey and 1 tablespoon water. Brush over hens.
• Roast uncovered for another 15 minutes or until hens are tender.
• Use a wide spatula to transfer hens and stuffing to dinner plates.