• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Julia's Album

I make lots of dinner recipes

  • Pasta
  • Chicken
  • Seafood
  • PRESS
  • About
  • Facebook
  • bloglovin
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
Pasta Chicken

Happy Thanksgiving!

Published: Nov 22, 2012 | 7 Comments

Thanksgiving cornish game hens with dried fruit, pecan, fig, proscuitto stuffing

Happy Thanksgiving! Here is what I just cooked 3 hours ago: cornish game hens stuffed with dried-fruit-pecan-fig-apple-prosciutto stuffing, served with green beans and roasted sweet potatoes and apples. NO BIG TURKEY THIS YEAR. Turns out cornish game hens are a great alternative to turkey. In fact, I did not miss turkey at all. I will be posting a recipe shortly. Happy Thanksgiving to every one again, I hope you had a great feast!

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo, Recipe Published: Nov 22, 2012 7 Comments

Follow Julia on Pinterest and Facebook to get more recipes and dinner ideas!

Please leave your comment and STAR RATING in the comments section below

Previous Post: « Arugula salad with caramelized onions, walnuts, pears, and Gorgonzola cheese
Next Post: My favorite pomegranates »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Lindsay

    Dec 10, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    Can you post the recipe please?

    Reply
  2. Tash

    Nov 28, 2012 at 1:40 am

    Are these little birds just what we call poussin – i.e. a small chicken? I always get confused about this when American programmes call for Cornish game hens as Cornwall doesn’t really have such birds as a distinct foodstuff and they are not sold over here at all. Your plate looks truly delicious though, there is nothing lovelier than a proper roast chicken dinner. I guess that they are also easier to heat through with stuffing in there. Yum! 🙂

    Reply
    • Julia

      Nov 28, 2012 at 10:28 pm

      Yes, Cornish game hen is just a small chicken! I don’t know why they call it hen, it can be male or female. And you’re absolutely right, it’s much easier to heat it through with stuffing in it – took me about 40 minutes to cook all 3 of them. It would’ve taken me 4-5 hours to cook a Thanksgiving size turkey with the same type of stuffing.

      Reply
  3. Noel Lizotte

    Nov 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    We went to mom’s for dinner, dad made a 15lb turkey for the small group of us that were there … only 10 this year. Too many for Cornish Hens, but I love this idea and know my husband would be more excited about the hens than the turkey!!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Nov 26, 2012 at 11:01 pm

      I must say I loved cornish hens better than turkey. I am a simple soul, what can I say?

      Reply
  4. Monique

    Nov 23, 2012 at 6:22 am

    We love Cornish hens..what a great idea..I made Osso Bucco for ours:)
    Not traditional at all..

    Reply
    • Julia

      Nov 23, 2012 at 3:50 pm

      I am glad somebody else did not go traditional route. Osso Bucco is so delicious!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Food blog, dinner recipes, weeknight dinners, chicken dinners, pasta recipesWelcome to my blog where I share easy-to-make weeknight dinner recipes!

Join me here:

Follow Us On PinterestFollow Us On FacebookFollow Us On InstagramFollow Us On Twitter

Footer

Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Disclaimer | About | Featured On

Copyright © 2019 · All Rights Reserved · JuliasAlbum.com

FOODIE PRO THEME BY FEAST DESIGN CO. * POWERED BY THE GENESIS FRAMEWORK