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Roasted Cornish Hens with Fingerling Potatoes

Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 38 minutes
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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 4 Cornish hens about 1 to 2 pounds each
  • 4 tablespoons prepared crushed garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried ground sage
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons dried ground rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 20 fingerling potatoes
  • 5 fresh basil leaves snipped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Rinse Cornish hens, pat dry and place in a 12 x 17-inch roasting pan.
  • Spoon garlic under skin of hens and distribute evenly.
  • Season hens with sage, rosemary, paprika, salt and pepper, rubbing some of the seasoning underneath the skin.
  • Drizzle olive oil on hens.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove pan from oven and place potatoes around the hens. Return to oven and bake for 50 minutes, or until chicken is crispy and brown.
  • Scatter fresh basil leaves over chicken and potatoes before serving.
  • Contributed by: Quick & Kosher, JAMIE GELLER