Name: Herb Roasted Cornish Hens with Root Vegetables
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 110 min
Ingredients: 2 large Cornish game hens; 4 medium carrots (peel/cut into 2-inch pieces); 4 medium parsnips (peel/cut into 2-inch pieces); 2 small turnips (cut into wedges); 1 medium onion (cut into wedges); 3 Tbs olive oil; 1 clove garlic (minced); 2 tsp dried rosemary (crushed); 2 tsp dried oregano (crushed); 1/2 tsp salt

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Herb Roasted Cornish Hens with Root Vegetables

Herb Roasted Cornish Hens with Root Vegetables has a flavour that is hard to follow. Serve with the roasted vegetables for an impressive but simple meal.

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: British

Keyword: Hen

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Servings: people

Calories: 10kcal

Ingredients

2 large Cornish game hens
4 medium carrots peel/cut into 2-inch pieces
4 medium parsnips peel/cut into 2-inch pieces
2 small turnips cut into wedges
1 medium onion cut into wedges
3 Tbs olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
2 tsp dried rosemary crushed
2 tsp dried oregano crushed
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Skewer neck skin of hens to back; tie legs to tail. Twist wings under back. Place hens, breast up, on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan.
Place carrots, parsnips, turnips, and onions around hens in pan.
Combine oil, garlic, rosemary, oregano, and salt; brush onto hens and vegetables.
Roast, uncovered, in a 375 degree F oven for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until hens are no longer pink and the drumsticks move easily in their sockets.
During roasting, turn vegetables occasionally. Transfer hens from roasting pan to serving platter. Cover and keep warm. Remove rack from roasting pan.
Stir vegetables. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F. Continue roasting vegetables for 15 to 20 minutes more or until tender and browned.
To serve, using a slotted spoon, spoon vegetables around hens on platter. Makes 4 servings.