Cornish Hen
Cornish Hen
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 521
- Total Fat
- 25
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 69
- Dietary Fiber
- 12
- Sugar
- 11
- Protein
- 11
- Cholesterol
- 64
- Sodium
- 1277
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Active: 35 min
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 521
- Total Fat
- 25
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 69
- Dietary Fiber
- 12
- Sugar
- 11
- Protein
- 11
- Cholesterol
- 64
- Sodium
- 1277
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
4 Cornish hens
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 lemons, halved
1 yellow onion, quartered
2 heads garlic, halved
12 sprigs fresh thyme
8 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
4 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Coat each Cornish hen with 2 tablespoons of the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Into the cavity of each bird, insert a lemon half, an onion quarter, half a garlic head and 3 thyme sprigs. Set aside.
- Spread the carrots and potatoes in an even layer in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or roasting pan. Add the chicken broth and then the prepared Cornish hens. Roast until the juices run clear and the hens are golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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Teresa B.
I had to attempt this recipe twice and I had to halve all the ingredients since its just my hubs and me. The first attempt, the hens were still a little bloody and the veggies were hard. I have braces and couldn't eat them. This time around, I made a few tweaks to the recipe. In a 9x13in glass baking dish, I put the veggies and 2 cups of chicken stock in the oven for 30 mins before placing the hens on them to soften the veggies. Then, put the hens on the veggies and shove everything in the oven for an hour and 20 mins. It came out beautifully. A really good recipe. Just had to tweak it for those of us who don't have a convection oven.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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