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Cornish Hens

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Cornish Game Hens
  • 1 Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 Lemon, quartered, to stuff in hens
  • 4 sprigs fresh rosemary, to stuff in hens
  • 1 tbsp Italian Herb Seasoning Blend
  • 1 tbsp Butter softened
  • 16 cloves garlic

Instructions
 

  • 1 Preheat oven to 450 F.
  • 2. Rub chickens with 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 3. Lightly season chickens with salt, pepper, and herbs.
  • 4. Place 1 lemon wedge, 4 garlic cloves, and 1 sprig rosemary in cavity of each hen.
  • 5. Arrange chickens in a large heavy roasting pan or on a foil lined baking sheet.
  • 6. Roast in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
  • 7. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F.
  • 8. Continue roasting about 25 minutes longer, or until hens are golden brown and juices run clear - and chicken's internal temperature is 170 degrees.
  • 9. Remove hens from oven when they reach 170 degrees with an instant read digital
  • 10. Tent hens with aluminum foil as hens carryover cook, do not carve for at least 10 minutes.
  • 11. Serve individual chickens on diners plates, and encourage them to carve tableside for a fun dinner!