A nice idea for the holidays if everyone is tired of turkey.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 to 2 tsp. pepper
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon

• Pinch of cloves
• Pinch of saffron
• Salt
• 4 Cornish game hens
• 1 cup honey

Instructions

1. Heat oil in medium skillet. Add onion and parsley. Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is softened. Stir in raisins and pepper, cinnamon, cloves, saffron and salt. Season game hens inside and out with the onion mixture. Place on rack in roasting pan.

2. Roast in preheated 375 degree oven 25 minutes. Remove pan from oven. Pour 1/2 inch of water in bottom of pan. Spread honey over game hens to coat. Return to oven; reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast 15 minutes or until hens are tender and golden brown. Remove hens to heated serving platter and keep warm. Boil down pan juices over a hot burner, and correct seasonings. Generously spoon sauce over game hens. Makes 4 servings.

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