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Cornish Hens with Chutney Glaze

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 90 minutes

Ingredients

• Grated peel and juice of 1 orange
• Grated peel and juice of 1 lemon
• ¼ cup bottled mango chutney
• 1 tablespoon garlic butter or (improvised) margarine
• Cornish game hens, (about 1 ¼ to 1 ½ pounds each) thawed if frozen

To make glaze, combine citrus peel and juices, chutney and butter in small saucepan. Simmer a few minutes to blend flavors, breaking up any mango pieces with back of spoon. Tie legs of each hen together with string and turn wing tips under back of each hen. Brush hens lightly with glaze and arrange, breast-side up, in shallow baking pan lined with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, until hens are tender, brushing occasionally with remaining glaze. (Cover legs and wings with small pieces of foil if they start to become too brown.) Remove string. If desired, garnish with orange and lemon wedges and parsley.