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Roasted Cornish Hen with Seasoned Veggies

Roasted Cornish Hen with Seasoned Veggies

Roasted Cornish Hens look adorable and fancy when served over a bed of veggies!
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Course: Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 506kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Cornish hens
  • 3 tablespoons of butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh sage
  • 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon of fresh chopped rosemary
  • ½ lime cut lengthwise in two
  • onion sliced in two wedges
  • 2 smashed garlic cloves
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 4 sage leaves
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 russet potatoes, diced
  • 1 large carrot, large diced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425F. Wash and dry the hens thoroughly.
  • Chop one teaspoon of sage, rosemary, and thyme and mix it with the softened butter in a small bowl.
  • Using your fingers or a brush, spread the herbed butter all over the skin of the hens and inside the cavity. Have a paper towel on hand to dry the hen as you go if you need to.
  • Once buttered, sprinkle salt and pepper all over the skin.
  • Stuff the cavity with a lime wedge, a smashed garlic clove, a piece of onion, and a sprig of sage, rosemary, and thyme.
  • Tie the legs together with a piece of string to close the cavity.
  • Transfer the hens to a baking dish and tuck the wings underneath the body so they don't burn while baking.
  • Cut your vegetables of choice and place them inside the baking dish as well. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper.
  • Bake the hens for approximately 50 mins but check them at the 45-minute mark. If they are nicely brown and when pierced between the thigh and the leg, the juices run clear they are ready to be taken out of the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 32g
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