*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                    Cream Cheese Stuffed Cornish Hens

Recipe By     : Teresa Steinert
Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :2:00
Categories    : Poultry

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2                    Cornish game hens
                        salt, pepper and nutmeg
   4      ounces        cream cheese
   1      tablespoon    fresh herbs
   2      tablespoons   margarine

Soak clay pot cooker,  top and bottom, in water about 15 minutes.  Drain.

Rinse hens pat dry, reserve giblets for another use.  Sprinkle hens with
salt, pepper and
nutmeg.

Mix herbs in cream cheese to taste.  Place half of the cheese inside each
hen.  Place hens,
breast sides up, in cooker.  Drizzle with margarine.

Place cooker in cold oven.  Set oven to 450 degrees.  Bake until hens are
tender and light
brown, about 75 minutes.  Remove cover; bake until brown, about 10 minutes
more. 
(Don't open frequently.)

Serve with cooking juices over hens.

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