- 6
- 10 mins
- 70 mins
Ingredients
- 1 Tbl salt
- 2 Tbl lemon-pepper
- 1 Tbl dried basil
- 1 Tbl poultry seasoning
- 2 Tbl olive oil
- 6 cornish hens (about 1 1/2lbs each rinsed and dried)
- 1 green bell pepper, large dice
- 2 stalks celery, large dice
- 1 onion, large dice
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375
In a small bowl, stir together salt, lemon pepper, dried basil and poultry seasoning. Rub olive oil all over the hens and season each with 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 iwth some green bell pepper, celery and onion. Roast the hens in the preheated oven for about 1 hour. Remove the hens from the oven and loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 mins before carving or serving.
Tips: line the baking sheet with foil under the wire rack for an easy clean-up. The veggies and herbs stuffed in the cavities of the hens will impart flavor to the meat as it cooks. Be sure not to crowd the hens on the baking sheets or else the skin won't crisp up properly and they will take much longer to cook.