Herbed Cornish Hens

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Ingredients

• 3 Rock Cornish hens (about 1 pound each)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1
Heat oven to 350º. Rub cavities of hens with salt and pepper. Place hens, breast sides up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.

2
Mix remaining ingredients; brush hens with part of mixture. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone. Roast uncovered about 1 hour, brushing with butter mixture 5 or 6 times, until thermometer reads 180º and juice is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut. Discard any remaining butter mixture.

3
To serve, cut each hen in half with scissors, cutting along backbone from tail to neck and down center of breast.