Roasted Cornish Game Hens With Sausage Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 ounces bulk sausage
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped celery
1 cup herb stuffing mix
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon sage
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
salt and pepper, to taste
nonstick cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F; spray baking pan with nonstick spray.
Remove and discard giblets.
Rinse and pat dry inside and out of the hens.
Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper; set aside.
In a medium skillet, cook and stir sausage over a medium heat until no longer pink.
Add the onion and celery.
Cook until tender, about five minutes.
Add stuffing mix, 1/3 cup of water, and 1/2 teaspoons of sage; mix well.
Spoon warm filling evenly into the inside of the hens.
Blend the 1/4 teaspoons of poultry seasoning with the butter.
Rub evenly over the hens.
Place the hens in a baking pan.
Roast for 1 hour 30 minutes or until no longer pink and thermometer says 180\u00b0F Let stand for five minutes before serving.
With a knife, split each hen length wise through the center of the breast and through the backbone, cutting just to one side of the backbone.