A Southern Easter Menu line-up featuring these delicious cornish hens! MOIST AND TENDER CORNISH HENS SEASONED WITH A SAVORY SPICE MIXTURE AND ROASTED WITH VEGETABLES TO PERFECTION!
Course chicken, Dinner, Main, Main Course
Cuisine American, southern
Keyword cornish hens, easy, how to make, roasted
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Calories
Author Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
8carrotpeeled and evenly chopped
8celery stalkroughly chopped
1yellow onionsliced
5springs rosemarycan use more
3clovesminced garlicoptional
4Cornish hensthawed, rinsed and patted COMPLETELY dry inside out.
olive oil
1tablespoonsalt
1tablespoonblack pepper
1tablespoongarlic powder
2teaspoonssmoked paprika
2-3tablespoonsparsley
3-4tablespoonsbuttersliced
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 F.
Spread out chopped vegetables and rosemary in the bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Rub olive oil lightly over the Cornish hens. Set aside.
In a bowl, mix together spices and sprinkle generously over the hens, being sure to season the inside cavity as well. ( Want more flavor? See note)
Place the hens on top of the bed of vegetables.
Run your fingers under the skin to loosen it.
Place a slice of butter under the skin of each hen.
Tie the legs together with kitchen string or foil paper. (I like to sprinkle on more parsley at this point but that's optional)
Bake for 50-60 minutes, depending on size of hens.
Let hens rest for 15 minutes before eating.
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Notes
Note: Double the spice mixture (or at least the salt) & let marinate for 3 hours if you're going for maximum flavor, but that's optional)