Roasted Cornish Game Hens

Serves: 2

Estell Schumm

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

54

Sweetness

50

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Salt

1 tbsp

Dried Basil

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Watch how to make this recipe

2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

3

In a small mixing bowl, stir together salt, lemon pepper, dried basil and poultry seasoning

4

Rub olive oil all over the hens and season each with the salt mixture

5

Place the hens on a baking sheet pan with plenty of space between them

6

You may need to use 2 pans

7

Loosely stuff the cavities of each hen with some green bell pepper, celery and onion

8

Roast the hens in the preheated oven for about 1 hour or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear

9

Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving or serving