Cornish Game Hens With Crabmeat Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 rock cornish game hens
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper, to taste
garlic powder, to taste
paprika
1/2 cup butter
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1/8 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 green onion, chopped
1/4 cup celery, chopped
8 ounces lump crabmeat or 8 ounces imitation crabmeat
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
1/3 cup half-and-half

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Wash hens inside and out with cold water.
Pat dry with paper towels.
Rub oil lightly over hens.
Season inside and out with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika.
STUFFING.
Melt butter in large pan.
Saute garlic, parsley, green onion and celery till soft.
Add crab meat, salt and pepper.
Stir gently.
Don't break up crab too much.
Turn heat down to simmer.
Add bread crumbs and half and half a little at a time so mixture is not too dry.
Remove from heat.
Divide stuffing between hens and stuff into cavities.
Tie legs together and place on rack in roasting pan.
Bake for 1 hour.
Internal temp should read 180 degrees.