Baked Cornish Game Hens

Cornish game hens stuffed with a vegetable mixture, then roasted. A Cornish game hen recipe that I found and tweaked a bit for the taste and size of our small family, but it would be very easy to adjust it to fit your needs. It goes well with oven-roasted potatoes.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 476 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained and chopped
• 2 Cornish game hens
• 0.5 onion, chopped
• 0.5 cup melted butter
• 0.5 stalk celery, chopped
• 0.25 cup melted butter
• 0.25 green bell pepper, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup melted butter, onion, celery, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic, basil, oregano and parsley.

Step 3

Season hens inside and out with salt and pepper to taste, then stuff with equal amounts butter/vegetable mixture. Place stuffed birds in a 9x13 inch baking dish, breast side up. Drizzle with 1/4 cup melted butter.

Step 4

Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover and brown at 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).