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Roasted Cornish Game hens

Roasted Lemon Cornish Game Hens

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
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Servings

6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 1 to 1 ½ pounds Cornish game hens, split in half
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 12 slices lemon
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 1 carrot peeled and cut in ½-inch slices
  • 1 stalk celery cut in ½-inch slices
  • 3 sprigs parsley
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Lift, but don’t remove, the skin of the breast of each hen half and place the thyme and 1 or 2 lemon slices between the skin and the meat.
  • Place the onions, carrots, celery, and parsley in a baking pan large enough to hold the hens.  
  • Place game hens, skin side up, on top of vegetables. Drizzle olive oil over the hens and season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake for 1 hour. Serve each person one-half a hen.
  • Recipe Courtesy of QUICK & KOSHER Meals in Minutes, by Jamie Geller (Feldheim 2010) - BUY NOW.
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