Delia'S Cornish Game Hens (Or Chicken And Rice) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Cornish hens (or one chicken, in pieces, skin on)
1/2 cup butter
2 cups rice
4 cups chicken broth
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 green pepper, chopped (optional)
poultry seasoning (optional)
salt
pepper

Preparation

Chop onion, celery, and green pepper if using, then slice mushrooms.
Rinse hens or chicken pieces and pat dry.
In a 13x9 pan, mix rice, broth, and vegetables.
Arrange birds on top of the rice, settling them in a bit.
Melt butter, then drizzle over poultry and rice mixture, using all of it.
Sprinkle with poultry seasoning, salt and pepper, or any herbs of your choice.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.
Remove foil and continue baking until poultry and rice tests done and skins are nicely browned.
Remove from oven and let cool ten to fifteen minutes before serving.