ROASTED CORNISH HENS
These Roasted Cornish Hens will be your new favorite recipe for romantic date nights or to impress dinner party guests. They're simple, elegant, and turn out perfectly every time with my easy step-by-step instructions.
Provided by Joanna Cismaru
Categories Dinner Main Course
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine all the dry rub ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Pat the hens dry with paper towels and generously season with the dry rub both inside and out.
- Preheat your oven to 425°F.
- In a roasting pan add the rosemary, thyme, garlic, onion, and half the lemon slices. Place the hens in the roasting pan over the herbs and onions and drizzle the olive oil over the hens.
- Transfer the roasting pan to the preheated oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers at 165°F.
- Remove the hens from the oven and let them rest for 20 minutes. Garnish with additional thyme, lemon slices and rosemary and serve over mashed potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 0.5 hen, Calories 783 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Protein 60 g, Fat 55 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, Cholesterol 344 mg, Sodium 796 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 2 g
ROASTED CORNISH HENS
Cornish Hens are easy to roast and stunning to serve! Homemade dry rub takes this show-stopping recipe from great to amazing for holiday dinners.
Provided by Diana
Categories Main Course
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
- In a small bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients and set aside.
- Prep the Cornish hens: pat dry with kitchen towels, then stuff each Cornish hen cavity with a piece of onion, garlic, lemon, and a sprig of rosemary. Truss the legs with butcher twine and tuck the wings behind the bird.
- Drizzle with half of the olive oil, then season thoroughly with the dry rub.
- In a 9x13-inch roasting dish, add the onion, garlic cloves, lemon, and rosemary sprigs. Place the Cornish hens on top of the aromatics, and drizzle with the rest of the olive oil.
- Add ⅓ a cup of water or chicken stock to the pan.
- Roast uncovered in the oven for 1 hour or until the internal temperature reaches 180°F/83°C.
- Remove the Cornish Hens to a plate, and tent with foil to rest. Pour the juices into a small saucepan, and reduce for 5 minutes to create a sauce.
- Cut each Cornish hen in half and serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or roasted/steamed vegetables. Drizzle some sauce, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 670 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
EASY ROASTED CORNISH HENS FOR EASTER
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!
Provided by Divas Can Cook
Categories chicken Dinner Main Main Course
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 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.
CORNISH HENS THE EASY WAY
This recipe is so simple, and it adds a little zest to your Cornish Hens.
Provided by Mary Fortman
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Cornish Hen Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Rub each hen with a lime half. Drizzle the hens with olive oil, and season with chili powder, cumin, kosher salt, and pepper. Place hens on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
- Roast hens 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue roasting 30 minutes, or to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332.4 calories, Carbohydrate 3.8 g, Cholesterol 151 mg, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 556.5 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
ROASTED CORNISH HENS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pat the hens dry with a cloth. Slice lemon in half and squeeze juice into a medium bowl. Stuff hen cavities with half lemon, 2 cloves garlic and 1/2 branch of fresh rosemary. Add honey, oil and salt and pepper to lemon juice and blend together. Baste the hens with the lemon honey sauce. Place in a small roasting pan and roast for 20 minutes. Reduce heat and continue roasting for 20 to 30 minutes basting the hens occasionally. Roast the hens until the juices run clear from the thigh. Transfer hens to cutting board and let sit for 10 minutes. Place roasting pan on stove burner and stir in white wine. Bring to a simmer and scrape brown bits from bottom of pan. Stir in chicken stock and simmer. Serve hens hot with sauce.
ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS
Go for a different kind of bird by stuffing and cooking the Neelys' Roasted Cornish Game Hens recipe from Down Home with the Neelys on Food Network.
Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together salt, lemon pepper, dried basil and poultry seasoning. Rub olive oil all over the hens and season each with the salt mixture. Place the hens on a baking sheet pan with plenty of space between them. You may need to use 2 pans. Loosely stuff the cavities of each hen with some green bell pepper, celery and onion. 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. Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving or serving.
CHRISTMAS CORNISH GAME HENS
Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Spread the vegetables and orange out evenly in the roasting pans. Place the Cornish game hens over the vegetables. Drizzle with olive oil. Rub the oil into the hens and sprinkle with the seasoning mixture, remembering to season the cavity. Place some vegetables and an orange wedge in the cavity of the birds.
- Place in the oven and roast for 45 minutes or until the juices run clear and they are browned. Let the hens rest 10 minutes before carving.
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine.
EASY CORNISH GAME HENS
Make and share this Easy Cornish Game Hens recipe from Food.com.
Provided by -------
Categories Wild Game
Time 1h15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients except hens.
- Clean & cut hens in half.
- Pour sauce over hens & bake 1 hour at 350°F.
HERB ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS
Make and share this Herb Roasted Cornish Game Hens recipe from Food.com.
Provided by JelsMom
Categories Poultry
Time 1h
Yield 1 hen, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Rinse hen with cold water & pat dry. Season with salt & pepper inside & out.
- Stuff cavity with garlic, rosemary, thyme, & ½ bay leaf. Place some of the shallots, carrots, & celery in cavity.
- Scatter rest of veggies on bottom of roasting pan. Place hen on top of veggies.
- Squeeze juice from ½ lemon over hen and add a pice (about ¼ of a lemon) to the cavity. Roast in oven 45 minutes until hens are golden brown & crisp. Juices should run clear when thigh is pierced with a sharp knife.
- Transfer to serving platter and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove skin & cut in half.
HERB-ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS
These cornish game hens are simple to prepare and taste heavenly. Roasted in the oven with herbs it makes an elegant dish.
Provided by SueVM
Categories Meat
Time 1h10m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place hens breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
- In a small bowl combine the remaining ingredients.
- Brush over hens and bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes or until juices run clear.
ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS
This is an easy weeknight dinner that will feed 4. I just love what rosemary, thyme, and Dijon do to these delectable little birds. It's great served over baked sweet potatoes or fingerlings.
Provided by Penny Stettinius
Categories Poultry
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 halves, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Rinse and dry the hens.
- In the bowl of a mini food processor, add the mustard, wine, rosemary, thyme, oil, salt and pepper.
- Pulse until all is a smooth paste. It will be more of a liquid form than a paste.
- Place the hens in a little roasting pan and shmear the mixture all over the birds, under the skin, around the breasts, and into the cavity.
- Roast, breast side down for 25 minutes then flip and roast for another 25-35 minutes, or until done.
- Remove from the oven and let rest at least 10 minutes.
- Cut each hen in half, down the breastbone, and serve with some sauce on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.2, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 108.8, Sodium 603.5, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.2, Protein 24.6
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