Stuffed Cornish With Apricot Glaze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Cornish game hens, thawed
1 box (6 oz.) long grain & wild rice with seasoning
2 tsp. tarragon leaves
Salt & coarse ground pepper to taste

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare rice according to package directions. Rinse hens in cool water & pat dry. Stuff hens loosely with cooked rice. Fold wings back & tie legs together. Season outside of hens with tarragon, salt & pepper. Place in large shallow baking pan, breast side up. Bake, basting frequently with glaze, 1 hour & 10 minutes or until internal juices of hen run clear. (Or insert instant - read meat thermometer in thickest part of hen. Temperature should read 180 degrees.)